He was originally named as Akanbei ICHIKAWA, and he once moved back to Edo (Tokyo) with his father; he later renamed Shinnosuke ICHIKAWA the 4th after 1856, and later he renamed again to Juzo ICHIKAWA, and Saruzo ICHIKAWA the 2nd.
初名を市川あかん平、一旦父と共に江戸に戻り安政3年（1856年）以降に四代目市川新之助と改名、その後市川寿蔵、二代目市川猿蔵と改名。