Etymology and distribution of 島方.

Shimakata 【島方】^{レベル4
About 800}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Hokkaidou , Ishikawa-ken , Oosaka-fu .

① Topography . From the high river. It was in the Edo period in Gunma-ken Isesaki-shi . It is said that Hyouto-ken North (formerly Tajima County) comes out in the same place. Ishikawa-ken Hakusan-shi Yonaga-machi, Akita-ken Daisen-shi It was in the Edo period in Toyokawa. Hiroshima-ken tells Hiroshima-shi that it changed from Nakagawa surname. Unknown times. 中川 Nakagawa reference.

② Wakayama-ken Hidaka-gun Hidakagawa-chou Originated from the Takagawa of Yamano's small character.

③ Ishikawa-ken Kashima-gun Nakanoto-machi Originated from Takahata's smallcharide Nakakase River / Nishikakagawa .

Shimagata 【島方】^{レベル4
About 800}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Nagasaki-ken Nagasaki-shi , Saitama-ken . Nagasaki-ken Nagasaki-shi Meiji New surname by monk of the deep-head temple of Jodo Shin Buddhism in Katagiri.