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The shimizu Surname

shimizu Name Meaning and History

Japanese: variously written; the characters are also read Kiyomizu, and both words mean ‘pure water’. It is found throughout Japan, especially in the east. One family bearing this name is descended from Tokugawa Shigeyoshi (1745–1795), a son of the 9th Tokugawa Shogun, Ieshige.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the shimizu family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of shimizu Families in the US in 1920
Number of shimizu families
 28-54
 10-27		 1-9
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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SHIMIZU from Japan to NY crystalwoman 3
SHIMIZU was servant upstate NY joanb 0
Tomejiro SHIMIZU crystalwoman 4
SHIMIZU crystalwoman 0
my maternal g grandfather SHIMIZU, etc. J 0
Tomejiro SHIMIZU, g grandfather crystalwoman 0
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