Surname

Ikushima

Ikushima (生島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean life + island, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written生島いくしまlife + island

What Ikushima means

生
life, to live
島
island

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Ikushima describes a place. Its kanji point to an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji