Surname
Utagawa
Utagawa (歌川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean song + river, and Wikidata lists 42 notable people with this family name.
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What Utagawa means
歌
song
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Utagawa 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 Utagawa
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重Japanese ukiyo-e artist (1797–1858)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳Japanese ukiyo-e artist (1798–1861)
Utagawa Toyoharu 歌川 豊春Japanese artist (1735-1814)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.