Frequency: (118)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Japanese: ‘mountain river’, listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku and found mostly in western Japan, though the entire country is filled with mountains and rivers. An alternative pronunciation is Yamagawa.
GIVEN NAMES: Japanese 70%. Hiroshi (2), Takeshi (2), Yoshiko (2), Akemi, Akio, Akira, Ayumu, Hidehiro, Hisashi, Isao, Jiro, Junya.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
