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    The surname Ito

    A Japanese surname, carried by 4,344 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex I300

    Ito: #7,644 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ito #7,644, 4,344 people Ito: #7,644 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ito #7,644, 4,344 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ito is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 伊藤 (Itō) or Japanese 伊東 (Itō).

    One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,344 people named Ito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,074 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,417.

    #7,644
    rank among US surnames
    4,344
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #6,998)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,638Grizzle4,34771,025
    #7,641Walcott4,34671,041
    #7,643Kerby4,34571,058
    #7,644Ito4,34471,074
    #7,647Carlsen4,34371,090
    #7,650McGuinness4,34271,107

    Who is named Ito

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    83% of people named Ito identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% as two or more races and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
    • Two or more races 6.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Itos

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Itō Hirobumi
      1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)
    • Lance Ito
      American judge, born 1950
    • Itō Chūta
      Architect (1867–1954)
    • Yūnosuke Itō
      Actor (1919-1980)
    • Yoshihiro Ito
      Baseball player, 1982–2025

    Notable Itos come mostly from Japan (3), the United States (1) and the Empire of Japan (1).

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ito come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 伊藤 (Itō) or Japanese 伊東 (Itō).
    How common is the surname Ito?
    4,344 people in the United States had the surname Ito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,074 Americans. It ranked 7,644th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ito?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Ito identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.8% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Ito?
    Itō Hirobumi, 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909), followed by Lance Ito.
    Where is the surname Ito most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ito in Japan, the United States and the Empire of Japan.
    Is the surname Ito getting more or less common?
    Less common. 4,417 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,344 in 2010, down 1.7%.