Surname

Furukawa

Furukawa (古河) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean old + river, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.

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Written古河ふるかわold + river

What Furukawa means

古
old
河
river

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Furukawa mean old + river. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji