The ito Surname
ito Name Meaning and History
Japanese (Ito): variously written; one of the ten most
common Japanese surnames. The most usual rendering means ‘Fujiwara of
Ise’ (Ise no Fujiwara); Ise is now part of Mie
prefecture. These Ito claim descent from Fujiwara no Hidesato (10th
century), of the northern branch of the clan. Another prominent Ito
family (whose name means ‘eastern Izu’), one-tenth as numerous, takes
its name from a district now part of Shizuoka prefecture. They too are
of Fujiwara descent, through Sukechika (d. 1181), a grandson of
Kudo Ietsugu of the southern Fujiwara. Both Ito surnames are
found in the Ryukyu Islands.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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