Cognome

Catalano

The strongest concentration of Catalano in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 385 of 811 arrivals (47 percent) originating there.

811

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

237

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 811

Top regione

Sicilia

385 of 811
47 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 12

12 to 39

39 to 116

116+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Sicilia38547%
Calabria14818%
Campania12115%
Puglia547%
Molise182%
Piemonte172%
Abruzzo152%
Lazio142%
Basilicata111%
Toscana91%
Liguria71%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol30%
Emilia-Romagna30%
Umbria20%
Marche20%
Veneto10%
Lombardia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Catalano was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Palermo
34
Provincia PA
Termini Imerese
29
Provincia PA
Biccari
23
Provincia FG
Collesano
20
Provincia PA
Ceppaloni
19
Provincia BN
Napoli
15
Provincia NA
San Roberto
14
Provincia RC
Partanna
14
Provincia TP
Alia
13
Provincia PA
Messina
13
Provincia ME
Calanna
12
Provincia RC
Montelepre
12
Provincia PA
Reggio di Calabria
12
Provincia RC
Ciminna
12
Provincia PA
Augusta
10
Provincia SR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	34
Termini Imerese	PA	29
Biccari	FG	23
Collesano	PA	20
Ceppaloni	BN	19
Napoli	NA	15
San Roberto	RC	14
Partanna	TP	14
Alia	PA	13
Messina	ME	13
Calanna	RC	12
Montelepre	PA	12
Reggio di Calabria	RC	12
Ciminna	PA	12
Augusta	SR	10

Persone notevoli

Notable Catalano on Wikipedia

Gian Domenico Catalano
IT
1550 · Gallipoli
Antonio Catalano
EN IT
1560 · Messina
Antonino Catalano
IT
1580 · Messina
Salvador Catalano
1767 · Palermo
Achille Catalano
1809 · Napoli
Giuseppe Catalano
IT
1888 · Palermo
Eustachio Catalano
IT
1893 · Palermo
Gaetano Catalano Gonzaga
EN IT
1893 · Napoli
Simone Catalano
IT
1905 · Erice
Nicola Catalano
IT
1910 · Castellaneta
Franco Catalano
1915 · Fidenza
Maria Alessi Catalano
IT
1915 · Catania
Ernesto Catalano
1921 · Grosseto
Michele Catalano
IT
1925 · Bari
Gaetano Catalano
1926 · San Salvatore di Fitalia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gian Domenico Catalano	1550	Gallipoli	IT
Antonio Catalano	1560	Messina	EN IT
Antonino Catalano	1580	Messina	IT
Salvador Catalano	1767	Palermo
Achille Catalano	1809	Napoli
Giuseppe Catalano	1888	Palermo	IT
Eustachio Catalano	1893	Palermo	IT
Gaetano Catalano Gonzaga	1893	Napoli	EN IT
Simone Catalano	1905	Erice	IT
Nicola Catalano	1910	Castellaneta	IT
Franco Catalano	1915	Fidenza
Maria Alessi Catalano	1915	Catania	IT
Ernesto Catalano	1921	Grosseto
Michele Catalano	1925	Bari	IT
Gaetano Catalano	1926	San Salvatore di Fitalia

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Catalanno

2 US arrivals

Catalafano

1 US arrivals

Catalani

45 US arrivals

Catalana

8 US arrivals

Catalane

3 US arrivals

Catalanotto

15 US arrivals

Catalanotte

7 US arrivals

Catalanotta

3 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Catalano.

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