Kawamata (written: 川又 or 川俣) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Chiaki Kawamata (川又 千秋, born 1948), Japanese writer
• Kengo Kawamata (川又 堅碁, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Naoki Kawamata (川俣 直樹, born 1985), Japanese rugby union player
• Saki Kawamata (川又 咲紀, born 1996), Japanese shogi player
• Tadashi Kawamata (川俣 正, born 1953), Japanese artist
• Kawamata Tsunemasa (川又 常正), Japanese ukiyo-e artist
• Kawamata Tsuneyuki (川又 常行, born c. 1677), Japanese ukiyo-e artist
• Yujiro Kawamata (川又 雄二郎, born 1952), Japanese mathematician

See also

• Kawamata, Fukushima (川俣町, Kawamata-machi), town in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
• Kawamata Station (川俣駅, Kawamata-eki), train station in Meiwa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan