Surname
Shirakawa
Shirakawa (白河) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean white + river, and Wikidata lists 21 notable people with this family name.
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What Shirakawa means
白
white
河
river
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Shirakawa mean white + 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.