Shimizu (family name)

Shimizu ( Japanese 清水 ) is a Japanese family name . In this spelling it is the eighteenth most common family name in Japan . Less common variants are 志 水 and 冷水 .

Origin and meaning

Shimizu is either a residence name or an origin name . As a residence name, it goes back to the meaning of the Japanese characters 清 (German pure, clear ) and 水 (German water ); so it referred to people who lived on clear waters . The name of origin was named after the settlement name Shimizu (several times in Japan).

Name bearer

• Aguri Shimizu (* 1992), Japanese Nordic combined athlete
• Ayano Shimizu (* 1998), Japanese tennis player
• Fumitake Shimizu (* around 1975), Japanese badminton player
• Hidehiko Shimizu (* 1954), Japanese football player
• Hikaru Shimizu (* 1996), Japanese football player
• Shimizu Hiroshi (director) (1903-1966), Japanese director
• Hiroshi Shimizu (car designer) (* 1947), Japanese car designer
• Hiroshi Shimizu (badminton) (* 1978), Japanese badminton player
• Hiroyasu Shimizu (* 1974), Japanese speed skater
• Jenny Shimizu (* 1967), Japanese-American photo model
• Jun Shimizu (* 1985), Japanese football player
• Kaori Shimizu (* 1983), Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
• Kazumasa Shimizu (* 1976), Japanese football player
• Kazuo Shimizu (* 1975), Japanese football player
• Keiki Shimizu (* 1985), Japanese soccer player
• Keisuke Shimizu (* 1988), Japanese football player
• Ken Shimizu (* 1979), Japanese porn actor
• Kenji Shimizu (martial artist ) (* 1940), Japanese judoka and aikidoka
• Kenji Shimizu (producer) , Japanese film and television producer
• Kenji Shimizu (diplomat) , Japanese diplomat
• Kenta Shimizu (* 1981), Japanese football player
• Shimizu Kinjirō , Japanese football player
• Kōhei Shimizu (cross-country skier) (* 1989), Japanese cross-country skier
• Kōhei Shimizu (soccer player) (* 1989), Japanese soccer player
• Kōji Shimizu (* 1969), Japanese marathon runner
• Kōya Shimizu (* 1982), Japanese football player
• Kurumi Shimizu (* ≈1960), Japanese jazz pianist
• Maho Shimizu , Japanese soccer player
• Mariko Shimizu (writer) , Japanese writer
• Mariko Shimizu (wrestler) (* 1974), Japanese wrestler
• Masahiro Shimizu (* 1964), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Masataka Shimizu (* 1944), Japanese manager
• Misa Shimizu (* 1970), Japanese actress
• Miyataka Shimizu (* 1981), Japanese racing cyclist
• Shimizu Naoemon (1900 / 01–1945), Japanese football player
• Norihisa Shimizu (* 1976), Japanese football player
• Shimizu Osamu (1911–1986), Japanese composer
• Reiko Shimizu (* 1963), Japanese manga artist
• Reruhi Shimizu (* 1993), Japanese ski jumper
• Risa Shimizu (* 1996), Japanese soccer player
• Shimizu Ryūzō (* 1902), Japanese football player
• Sadao Shimizu , Japanese ski jumper
• Satoshi Shimizu (* 1986), Japanese boxer
• Sayuri Shimizu (* 1989), Japanese short tracker
• Shintarō Shimizu (* 1992), Japanese football player
• Takafumi Shimizu (* 1992), Japanese football player
• Takao Shimizu (biochemist) (* 1947), Japanese biochemist
• Takao Shimizu (* 1965), Japanese game developer
• Shimizu Takashi (1897–1981), Japanese sculptor
• Takashi Shimizu (* 1972), Japanese film producer, writer and director
• Takeshi Shimizu (* 1975), Japanese football player
• Shimizu Tatsujirō (1897-1992), Japanese mathematician
• Tetsurō Shimizu (* 1988), Japanese curler
• Tomonobu Shimizu (* 1981), Japanese boxer
• Shimizu Toshi (1887–1945), Japanese painter
• Yasuaki Shimizu (* around 1950), Japanese jazz musician
• Yoshisada Shimizu (* 1943), Japanese astronomer
• Yūko Shimizu (* 1946), Japanese designer
• Shimizu Zenzō (1891–1977), Japanese tennis player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 明 治安 田 生命 全国 同姓 調査 ( National same family name investigation ). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, September 24, 2008, accessed July 12, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Digital Dictionary of Family Names in Germany (DFD): Shimizu