Surname

Mikawa

Mikawa (三河) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean three + river, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

み · か · わ · みかわ
Written三河みかわthree + river

What Mikawa means

三
three
河
river

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Mikawa mean three + river. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji