Etymology and distribution of 穂川.

Hokawa 【穂川】^{レベル3
About 60}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Oosaka-fu , Hokkaidou , Toukyou-to .

① Topography . From the top of the mountain. Tokushima-ken Mima-gun Tsurugi-chou Sadako Nippura tells me that it is the Meiji New Last Name . Okayama-ken In Takahashi-shi sanjou. Good neighbor . Toukyou-to Hachiouji-shi Izumi - cho is based.

② Gunma-ken Kiryuu-shi Birthplace of Shinri Town Yamagami. Place name with a record since the North / South morning era.

③ Ishikawa-ken Nomi-shi Originated from the vicinity of Tatsunokucho (formerly Yamagami Township). A place name with a record since the Nara period.

④ variant of the 山神 . Tottori - ken Hino - gun Hino - chou In Kurosaka say that he changed the name from Yamasaki surname. Estimated in the Edo period.

⑤ Convention . The composition of Yokoyama and Sakagami. In Ishikawa-ken Kanazawa-shi Sakagami tells that Mr. Sakagami used "mountain" as a descendant of Mr. Yokoyama and "upper" and called it in the early Edo period. 横山 Yokoyama reference. 坂上 Sakagami reference.

* Originated from Nara-ken Yamabe (Yamabe) county. A place name with a record since the Asuka period. It was in the Asuka period. The pronunciation is Yamanoue.

Hogawa 【穂川】^{レベル3
About 60}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Hokkaidou , Kagawa-ken . "Mountains", "Turtles" including surname. Kagawa-ken Nakatado-gun Kotohira-chou There is distribution in Enoki.