Iwase

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岩瀬 (Iwase).

Proper noun

Iwase (plural Iwases)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Iwase is the 116829^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 149 individuals. Iwase is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iwase”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.