Itō (伊藤) is the sixth most common Japanese family name. Other ways of writing of this name are for example 伊东 and 伊都. Phonetically they are the same. Surnames with this sound can also be romanized as Ito, Itou or Itoh.
Ito (糸) is a Japanese noun meaning "thread; yarn; string", and is also used as a surname in Japan.