Surname

Itō

Itō (伊東) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean (used for its sound + east, and Wikidata lists 118 notable people with this family name.

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Written伊東いとう(used for its sound + east

What Itō means

伊
(used for its sound, i)
東
east

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Itō mean (used for its sound + east. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Itō

Misaki Ito 伊東 美咲Japanese actor-model

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji