Name Yazawa Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 谷沢, 谷澤(Japanese Kanji) やざわ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jä.zä.ɰᵝä/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".