Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 石川(Japanese Kanji) いしかわ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /i.ɕi.kä.ɰᵝä/, /iɕ.kä.ɰᵝä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".