Surname

Furukawa

Furukawa is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English, Portuguese, and Tagalog.

Original Japanese古河

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Furukawa comes from Japanese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Japanese 古川 (Furukawa).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Furukawa’s family of names

In Filipino usage, Furukawa as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 古川. In Japanese usage, Furukawa as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 古河.

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Furukawa古河古川

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