Ichikawa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 市川 (Ichikawa).

Proper noun

Ichikawa (plural Ichikawas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ichikawa is the 40261^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 544 individuals. Ichikawa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ichikawa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.

Japanese

Romanization

Ichikawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of いちかわ

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 市川 (Ichikawa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔit͡ʃiˈkawa/ [ʔɪ.t͡ʃɪˈxaː.wɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔitsiˈkawa/ [ʔɪt̪.sɪˈxaː.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: I‧chi‧ka‧wa

Proper noun

Ichikawa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜏ)

1. a surname from Japanese