Surname

Minagawa

Minagawa (皆川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean all; everything + river, and Wikidata lists 44 notable people with this family name.

み · な · が · わ · みながわ
Written皆川みながわall; everything + river

What Minagawa means

皆
all; everything
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Minagawa 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 Minagawa

Yusuke Minagawa 皆川 佑介Japanese association football player
Yone Minagawa 皆川 ヨ子Japanese supercentenarian (1893–2007)
Junko Minagawa 皆川 純子Japanese voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji