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Hasegawa Family History

Hasegawa Surname Meaning

Japanese: written 長谷川 ‘long valley river’. It is a topographic name found in eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands.

It originated in the same place as the name Hase therefore the original meaning may be ‘river at the beginning of the rapids’.

Several bearers descend from the Minamoto and Fujiwara clans.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Hasegawa families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hasegawa family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Hasegawa families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 Hasegawa family living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Hasegawa's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Hasegawa families in 1911.
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In 1921, Fisherman was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Hasegawa. 100% of Hasegawa men worked as a Fisherman.

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  • Fisherman
    100%

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Hasegawa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Hasegawa in 1963 was 78, and 81 in 2004.

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