Catalan names are used in Catalonia in eastern Spain, as well as in other Catalan-speaking areas including Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
35 surnames in our directory
Abelló is a Catalan surname with roots in the Latin given name Abellio, which may be linked to a Pyrenean deity. The name is considered a toponymic surname, derived from the town of Avella in Italy, and is most commonly...
Agramunt is a Catalan toponymic surname originally denoting a person from the town of Agramunt, Spain. The place name itself means "field hill" in Catalan, derived from agr (field) and mont (hill).EtymologyThe surname Ag...
Blanxart is a Catalan surname, equivalent to the more widely recognized name Blanchard. As a habitational or descriptive surname, it likely arrived in Catalonia through historical migration or noble lineages from Occitan...
Bosch 2 is a Catalan surname, a cognate of Bosco. Like its Italian counterpart, the name originates from an occupational or topographical description, ultimately derived from the Latin word boscus, meaning 'woods' or 'fo...
Bover is a Catalan cognate of the Italian surname Bove. The root name Bove is derived from an Italian nickname meaning "bull, ox," indicating a person who either resembled or was associated with the traits of the animal,...
Capella is a Catalan surname derived from the Kappel surname. The name ultimately originates from a toponymic or occupational description for a person who lived near or worked at a chapel, from Late Latin cappella, a dim...
Cardona is a Catalan and Spanish surname of toponymic origin, derived from the town of Cardona in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia. The town's name is of pre-Roman origin, though its precise meaning is uncertain; som...
Etymology and OriginCastell is a Catalan surname that serves as the Catalan cognate of the English surname Castle. Like its English counterpart, it derives from the Latin word castellum meaning “castle” or “fortress,” an...
Costa is a topographic surname of Catalan, Italian, and Portuguese origin, meaning "riverbank", "slope", or "coast". It derives from the Latin word costa ("rib; side"), which evolved to refer to a hillside, shore, or edg...
Grec is a Catalan surname that serves as the cognate of the Italian surname Greco. Both names ultimately derive from the Latin word Graecus (via Graecia, meaning 'Greece'), signifying a person from Greece or of Greek ori...
Mas is a Catalan surname meaning "farmhouse," reflecting the region's agricultural heritage and the traditional Catalan homestead known as a mas. These stone-built rural properties, often self-sufficient estates, are ico...
Mata is a surname common in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan-speaking regions, ultimately derived from the word mata meaning 'trees, shrubs' or 'thicket' in those languages. The term originates from Late Latin matta, ori...
Moles is a Catalan surname derived from the word mola, meaning "millstone". The name likely originated as a topographic surname for someone who lived near a millstone or worked with millstones, or possibly as an occupati...
Noguera is a surname of Catalan and Spanish origin, derived from the word noguera meaning "walnut tree." It is a topographic surname, referring to someone who lived near a prominent walnut tree or in a place where walnut...
Peralta is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the name of various places in Spain, most notably a municipality in Navarre. The place name comes from Latin petra “rock” and alta “high”, functionally...
Petit is a French, Catalan, and English surname meaning "small, little", derived from Old French and Catalan petit. Originally, it was used as a nickname for a short or small person, or to denote the younger of two indiv...
Pineda is a surname of Catalan and Spanish origin, meaning "pine forest". It is a toponymic surname, originating from any of several places named Pineda or from a locality characterized by pine trees (Spanish pineda, fro...
Porra is a Catalan surname that is a variant of Porras. The name originates from a nickname meaning "club" in both Spanish and Catalan, ultimately derived from the Latin word porrum (leek), which may have referred to a p...
Porras is a Spanish and Catalan surname derived from a nickname meaning "club" (as in a blunt weapon), ultimately from Latin porrum meaning "leek." The name likely originated as an ironic or descriptive epithet for a per...
Puig is a Catalan topographic cognate of the Italian surname Poggio, which derives from Latin podium meaning “balcony, platform” and later “hillock, small hill”. In Catalan, puig directly translates to “hill”, referring...
Quintana is a Catalan and Spanish surname with a topographic and agricultural origin. It derives from the Spanish and Catalan word quintana, meaning "a piece of land on which the rent is a fifth part of its produce," its...
Roca is a surname found primarily in Catalan, Occitan, and Spanish-speaking regions. It is a cognate of the English surname Roach, sharing the same root meaning of "rock" or "crag."EtymologyThe surname Roca originates fr...
Roig is a Catalan surname that means "red", derived from Latin rubeus. It originated as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, a common type of surname found across many cultures. The name is pronoun...
Rosa is an Italian and Catalan surname derived from the given name Rose, which ultimately means "rose" from Latin rosa. The surname likely originated as a nickname for someone with a rosy complexion or as a locational na...
Sala is an occupational surname found across several Romance-language regions, including Catalonia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. It derives from the Late Latin word sala "hall, large room" (itself of Germanic ori...
Segura is a Catalan and Spanish surname derived from the word segura, meaning "safe" or "secure." The name originates from multiple places in Spain and the Catalan region, typically areas known for their fortified or sec...
Serra is an Italian, Portuguese and Catalan surname that is the cognate of Sierra (from Latin serra "saw", referring to a jagged mountain range). It originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near such a land...
Soler is a surname of Catalan and Occitan origin. It denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from Occitan or Catalan soler meaning "ground" or "floor", often referring to a level p...
Tosell is a Catalan surname, representing a regional adaptation of the Italian surname Tosi. It is most prevalent in the Catalan-speaking regions of Spain and has a history tied to the cultural exchanges between Italy an...
EtymologyToset is the Catalan form of Tosi, an Italian surname. The root meaning of Tosi comes from Latin tonsus, meaning "shaved" or "clean-shaven". This term originally denoted a younger man, as it was common for Roman...
Vila is a Catalan surname, representing a regional adaptation of the more widely known Villa. The name originates from the Latin word vīlla, meaning "town" or "country house." In medieval naming conventions, such topogra...
Vilar is a surname found in Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese cultures. Its origin lies in a toponymic term that described a small settlement or farm. The name derives from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa...
Vilaró is a Catalan variant of the surname Vilar, which itself derives from a topographic term meaning "hamlet" or "farm" in Catalan, Portuguese, and Galician, rooted in Late Latin villare—a derivative of Latin villa, re...
Vivas is a Catalan surname originating from a medieval byname derived from the Catalan phrase vivas, meaning "may you live." This expression was traditionally bestowed upon children as a beneficial name, intended to expr...
Vives is a Catalan surname, most commonly found in the region of Catalonia and the Valencian Community. It is a variant of the surname Vivas, from which it derives. While Vivas is considered the main form, Vives has its...
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