Etymology and distribution of 方藤.

Houtou 【方藤】^{レベル2
About 30}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Saitama-ken , Toukyou-to , Nagano-ken .

① Toukyou-to Hachiouji-shi The origin of Yokokawa (Yokokawa) town. A place name with a record in the notation of "Yokogawa" in the Northern and Morning era.

② Ishikawa-ken Kanazawa-shi Birth of Yokogawa. A place name with a record since the Warring States Period.

③ Kagoshima-ken Kirishima-shi Originated in Yokokawa-cho. A place name with a record since the Heian period.

④ Topography . From the side river.

* In Okayama-ken northern part (formerly Mimasaka) tells from Yokokawa of Shimane-ken eastern part (formerly Izumo). Shimane-ken Yasugi-shi Yakuta Town Yasuda (formerly Yokokawa) is a place name with a record in the Kamakura period. The place name is an error in "Yokoyama" in estimation.