The Saito surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,367 people carried this name — #7,613 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,243 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Saito surname
Borrowed from Japanese 斎藤 (Saitō).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Saito» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 128 people named Saito live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
48 people named Saito live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 30 people named Saito.
Most of them — 25 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Saito live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
50 people named Saito is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Saito in American newspapers,
1908–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,791 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Saito in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.
1,253 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Saito. The most, 579, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Saito.
Who carried it
People named Saito,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nello Saito 1920–2006 · writer
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Eva Saito-Noda 1921–2004 · composer
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Monica Saito 1938–1991
Wikidata (CC0) · 15 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Saito,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States473 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 286
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record Tsugio SaitoBorn 1927; from Hawaii. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Kazusai J. SaitoBorn 1911 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro; cook from Los Angeles County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Gaetano SaitoArrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Nord America from Genoa, Naples and Palermo, aged 36; tradesman. From Licata, Agrigento, Italy.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
Showing 3 of 473 records for Saito in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).
France9 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Jacques Sauveur SaitoBorn 1905 in Tunisia; died 2001 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Daisy Anna SaitoBorn 1937 in Tunisia; died 1992 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Jean-Pierre SaitoBorn 1954 in Tunisia; died 2001 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 9 records for Saito in France.
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Canada7 records
- City of Calgary cemetery records 3
- Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
- City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Tominosuke SaitoDied 1996, aged 88; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Cheiko Winnie SaitoBuried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 72.
City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Yaozo SaitoDied 1913; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Showing 3 of 7 records for Saito in Canada.
Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Saito.
- Sainte 216 · U.S. census
- Saintonge 114 · U.S. census
- Saintpierre 379 · U.S. census
- Sainz 3,869 · U.S. census
- Sais 1,064 · U.S. census
- Saiter 127 · U.S. census
- Saiz 4,878 · U.S. census
- Sajous 412 · U.S. census
- Saker 447 · U.S. census
- Sako 568 · U.S. census
- Sala 4,386 · U.S. census
- Saladin 1,107 · U.S. census
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