Catalano Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Catalano last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Catalano last name
Meaning of the Catalano last name: catalan. Catalano means a Catalan, someone from Catalonia in north east Spain. The name spread in southern Italy and Sicily, where Catalan merchants and soldiers settled during the centuries of Aragonese rule. A curious detail: a small town in Sardinia, Alghero, still speaks a form of Catalan today, a living trace of those old links.
Arms associated with the Catalano name
A curious detail of Italian heraldry is the frequent use of stars and towers, symbols of hope and of a family's home town, a tradition the Catalano name belongs to.
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This is only a glimpse of the Catalano story. The full Catalano history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Catalano coat of arms. Get the full Catalano report.
Catalano name FAQ
What does the Catalano name mean?
Catalan. Common variants include Catalani, Catalanotto, Catalan.
Where does the Catalano surname come from?
It originates in Italy, and is also found in the United States, Argentina and Venezuela.
Is there a Catalano coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Catalano coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani; Caffarelli & Marcato, I cognomi d'Italia.