# Ogawa (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ogawa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,887 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,508 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 163,617 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.8% (2,004 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小川 (Ogawa).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ogawa in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 76% |
| Two or more races | 12% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ogawa in Japan.

## People named Ogawa

- Mayumi Ogawa, actress

## Similar surnames

Ochoa, O'Shea, Oaks, Ochs, Owusu, Ogg, Osei, Ouk, Ojo, Okoye, Oak, Oja.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.