Surname

Mizushima

Mizushima (水嶋) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean water + island, and Wikidata lists 15 notable people with this family name.

み · づ · し · ま · みづしま
Written水嶋みづしまwater + island

What Mizushima means

水
water
嶋
island

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Mizushima mean water + island. 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