Surname

Izawa

Izawa (井沢) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean well + marsh, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

い · ざ · わ · いざわ
Written井沢いざわwell + marsh

What Izawa means

井
well
沢
marsh, mountain stream

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji