Ozawa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小沢 (Ozawa).

Proper noun

Ozawa (plural Ozawas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ozawa is the 41886^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 519 individuals. Ozawa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.26%) and Mixed Race (10.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ozawa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Japanese

Romanization

Ozawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of おざわ

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈzawa/ [ʔoˈzaː.wɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ʔoˈsawa/ [ʔoˈsaː.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: O‧za‧wa

Proper noun

Ozawa (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜏ)

1. A transliteration of the Japanese surname 大沢, most notably borne by:
   1. Maria Ozawa, actress & model