Surname
Kawagoe
Kawagoe (川越) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + to cross over, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
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What Kawagoe means
川
river
越
to cross over
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kawagoe describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.