Etymology: Derived from the Japanese words 'sato' (里), meaning village or home region, and 'hata' (畑) or 'hatake' (畠), meaning cultivated field or rice paddy. Over time, it evolved into the written form Satoh (佐藤), though this kanji combination is homophonous with the more common 佐藤 (Sato), which actually means 'assistant + wisteria'. However, the name Satoh as a variant or regional pronunciation often retains the agrarian meaning.