Saito Family History
Saito Name Meaning
Japanese (Saitō): written 斉藤 or 斎藤 this is one of the ten most common surnames in Japan especially in the northeastern part. The Saitō descend from Fujiwara no Nobumochi a 10th-century head of the Saigū Shrine; thus Saigū no Fujiwara or Saitō. The name is also Romanized as Saitou.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022