Surname

Hirasawa

Hirasawa (平沢) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean peace + marsh, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.

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Written平沢ひらさわpeace + marsh

What Hirasawa means

平
peace, flat
沢
marsh, mountain stream

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Hirasawa

Shusaku Hirasawa 平沢 周策Japanese association football player
Susumu Hirasawa 平沢 進Japanese singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, music producer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji