Surname
Maekawa
Maekawa (前川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean front + river, and Wikidata lists 92 notable people with this family name.
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What Maekawa means
前
front
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Maekawa 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 Maekawa
Kazuya Maekawa 前川 和也Japanese association football player
Kunio Maekawa 前川 國男Japanese architect (1905–1986)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.