Etymology and distribution of 河谷.

Kawatani 【河谷】^{レベル4
About 1,300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Mie-ken Tsu-shi , Nagano-ken Adzumino-shi .

① Convention . The grass of the first element stands for Kusakabe. Mie - ken Tsu - shi Otariyama - cho is based. It was in the Edo period in the same place. I will tell him that he is the descendant of Mr. Kusakabe in the same place. 日下部 Kusakabe reference.

② The birth of Nagano-ken Adzumino-shi (formerly Grass Virgin ). Place name recorded from the Kamakura period to the Sengoku period.

③ Ishikawa-ken Nomi-gun Kawakita-machi Origin of the soil chamber (old: grass). A place name that was established as a village name in 1889 from a small figure. It was in the Sengoku period in the same place.

Koutani 【河谷】^{レベル4
About 1,300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Aichi-ken , Miyagi-ken , Kumamoto-ken . Summary . Abbreviation of Sasaki. Aichi-ken Kitanagoya-shi Mr. Sasaki, the castle owner of Iseki castle in Ikegi , tells that he abbreviated after the castle of 1479 (11th year of civilization). Nagasaki-ken Sasa (Saza) in Kitamatsuura-gun is a place name with a record since the Kamakura period. Tell him that he lived in the same area from 1469 to 1486 (year of civilization). 佐々木 Sasaki reference.

Koudani 【河谷】^{レベル4
About 1,300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Oosaka-fu , Kyouto-fu , Nagano-ken .

① A variant of Shinai (Sasai). In Okayama-ken Kurashiki-shi tell Okayama-ken Kurashiki-shi descendant of Mr. Shinai of Kojima Yanagida cho. 篠井 Sasai reference. Iwate - ken Oushuu - shi In Mizusawa Sakura River tells that it was written as "Sasai". Estimated in the Edo period. In Iwate - ken Oushuu - shi there is also a tale of Kyouto - fu Kyouto - shi . Nagano-ken Kitasaku-gun Tateshina-machi It was in the Edo period in Ashida.

② Topography . From the place that draws bamboo and water. Tokushima-ken Mima-gun Tsurugi-chou Tell me that it is Meiji New Last name in Solder Shiroishi.