Surname

Kiyokawa

Kiyokawa (清川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pure + river, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written清川きよかわpure + river

What Kiyokawa means

清
pure, clear
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kiyokawa 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.

Famous people named Kiyokawa

Hiroyuki Kiyokawa 清川 浩行Japanese association football player and manager
Sasuga Kiyokawa 清川 流石Japanese association football player (1996-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji