Shimizu Family History
Shimizu Name Meaning
Japanese: written 清水 ‘pure water’; the characters are also read Kiyomizu. 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 Shōgun Ieshige.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022