Name Sawamura Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 沢村, 澤村(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /sa̠.ɰᵝa̠.mɯ̟ᵝ.ɾa̠/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".