Catalan
names are used in Catalonia in eastern Spain, as well as in other
Catalan-speaking areas including Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ALBALAT CatalanMeans "white winged" from medieval Catalan
alb ("white") and
alat ("winged"), originally from Latin
albalatus ("of white wings") and used by the Visigoths before the Umayyad conquest of Hispania to name the cotton thistle because of its whitish spiny-winged stems.
ARIZA CatalanCastilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.
BARCELÓ CatalanApparently from a personal name Barcelonus (feminine Barcelona), originally denoting someone from the city of Barcelona.
BARCELONA Catalan, SpanishHabitational name from Barcelona, the principal city of Catalonia. The place name is of uncertain, certainly pre-Roman, origin. The settlement was established by the Carthaginians, and according to tradition it was named for the Carthaginian ruling house of Barca; the Latin form was Barcino or Barcilo.
BARRERA Spanish, CatalanEither a topographic name for someone who lived near a gate or fence, from Spanish and Catalan
barrera meaning "barrier", or a topographic name for someone who lived by a clay pit, from Spanish
barrero, derived from the Spanish word
barro meaning "mud, clay".
BESALÚ CatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
BONDIA CatalanBondia is a Catalan surname. It means 'good day' or 'good morning'.
CABELL Catalan, English, GermanAs a Catalan name, a nickname for "bald" from the Spanish word
cabello. The English name, found primarily in Norfolk and Devon, is occupational for a "maker or seller of nautical rope" that comes from a Norman French word...
[more] CAPELLA Spanish, Catalan, ItalianFrom
capella "chapel", a topographic name for someone who lived by a chapel or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one.
CASANOVA Catalan, ItalianCatalan and Italian: topographic name from Latin
casa ‘house’ +
nova ‘new’, or a habitational name from any of the many places named with these words.
CASES CatalanCatalan family name. Plural of 'casa' meaning 'house', possibly given to people who were given or built a manor or town house or had a slightly better than normal dwelling for their location/village etc.....
[more] CAVA Italian, Catalan, Spanish, PortugueseFrom
cava ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (from Latin
cavea), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in the wine cellars of a great house, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, or a habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word.
COSCOLLOLA CatalanThis indicates familial origin within or within the vicinity of the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Lladurs.
COVA Catalan, GalicianTopographic name from Catalan and Galician cova ‘cave’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, in the provinces of Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra, Catalonia and Valencia.
CUA CatalanNickname from Catalan cua meaning "tail".
ESPAILLAT Catalan, OccitanOccupational name from Catalan espallat, in an old spelling, or directly from Occitan espaiat, espalhat, past participle of espallar meaning "to winnow", "to separate the wheat from the chaff".
ESTADELLA CatalanThis indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous hill in the municipality of Isona i Conca Dellà.
FÀBREGAS CatalanDeriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of
Fàbrega. Famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler.
FARRAGUT Breton, French, Catalan, AmericanA Breton-French surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was American naval flag officer David Farragut (1801-1870), who is known for serving during the American Civil War. His father was of Catalan ancestry...
[more] GINEL CatalanMy Great Grandfather's name was Jose Maria Ginel
GUÀRDIA Catalan, Spanish, ItalianCatalan, Spanish, and Italian from Catalan
guàrdia, Spanish and Italian
guardia ‘guard’, ‘watch’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place, an occupational name for a member of the town guard, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named (La) Guardia.
GUARDIOLA CatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places named Guardiola, from guardiola, a diminutive of guàrdia meaning "guard".
HORTA Catalan, PortugueseMeans "garden" (Latin
hortus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosed garden or an occupational name for one who was a gardener.
IVORRA CatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
LEDO CatalanVariant spelling of Lledó, a habitational name from Lledó d’Empordà in Girona province.
LLORIS CatalanProfessional French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris had that surname
MADRIZ Spanish, Catalanpatronymic surname meaning "son of Madrileño"; given to a person that came from Madrid, Spain.
MAIÀ CatalanHabitational name from Maià de Montcal, a village in Girona, or any of several other places named with Maià, which is of pre-Roman origin.
MANRESA CatalanThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the neighborhood in the municipality of Badalona.
MARCET CatalanMarcet is a name that roughly translates to "Seven Seas" or "The Sea and the Sky" in the Catalan language. The name is unusual in the United States but very common in areas of Spain such as Barcelona, and in neighboring France.
MATAMALA CatalanTown of the Capcir district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France.
MIERAS CatalanCastilianized form of
Mieres, a habitational name from Catalan and Asturian-Leonese Mieres, towns in Catalonia and Asturies.
NADAL Catalan, OccitanFrom the personal name
Nadal, from
nadal "Christmas" (from Latin
natalis "birthday"). Compare
NOEL.
OLIVAS CatalanVariant spelling of Olives, habitational name from Olives in Girona province, or a topographic name from the plural of Oliva.
OLIVERAS CatalanCatalan: variant spelling of the topographic name
Oliveres, from the plural of olivera ‘olive tree’, or a habitational name from Las Oliveras in Murcia province.
PEDROSA Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, GalicianHabitational name from any of numerous places named Pedrosa, from pedroso, pedrosa meaning "stoney", an adjectival derivative of pedra meaning "stone".
PERALTA Catalan, Spanish, AragoneseHabitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin
petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.
PICA Italian, CatalanNickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
PICÓ CatalanProbably a nickname from Catalan
picó "having a thick upper lip".
PINEDA Spanish, CatalanHabitational name from any of the places in the provinces of Barcelona, Cuenca, and Burgos named Pineda, from Spanish and Catalan
pineda "pine forest".
PIQUÉ CatalanA famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Gerard Piqué.
PORTUGAL Spanish, Portuguese, English, Catalan, French, JewishSpanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, French, and Jewish surname meaning ethnic name or regional name for someone from Portugal or who had connections with Portugal. The name of the country derives from Late Latin Portucale, originally denoting the district around Oporto (Portus Cales, named with Latin portus ‘port’, ‘harbor’ + Cales, the ancient name of the city)...
[more] PRATS CatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places in Catalonia called Prats, from the plural of prat ‘meadow’
QUINTO Aragonese, Spanish, Catalan, ItalianHabitational surname for a person from a place called Quinto, for example in Zaragoza province. However, the high concentration of the surname in Alacant province suggests that, in some cases at least, it may derive from the personal name
QUINTO (from Latin
QUINTUS denoting the fifth-born child or Catalan
quinto "young soldier")....
[more] REQUESENS CatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of La Jonquera.
REUS Dutch, German, CatalanDutch: nickname for a big man, from Middle Dutch reuse(n) 'giant'. German: topographic name from Middle High German riuse 'fish trap' (Middle Low German ruse) or from a regional term reuse 'small stream', 'channel'...
[more] ROCA CatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places so named, from Catalan
roca "rock". This name is also Occitan.
ROMAN Catalan, French, Polish, English, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the Latin personal name
ROMANUS, which originally meant "Roman". This name was borne by several saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen.
SÀBAT CatalanFrom a nickname or personal name bestowed on someone born on a Saturday, which was considered a good omen (Late Latin
sabbatum, Greek
sabbaton, from Hebrew
shabat "Sabbath").
SAMPER CatalanHabitational name from any of the places in Catalonia called Sant Pere, generally as the result of the dedication of a local church or shrine to St. Peter (Sant Pere).
SARRIÀ CatalanCatalan habitational name from any of the places named Sarrià or Sàrria, in Catalonia.
SEGARRA CatalanRegional name from the district of La Segarra, or habitational name from any of the places named with Segarra or La Segarra in Catalonia and Valencia.
SELVA Catalan, ItalianFrom any of various places in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, or northern Italy named Selva, as for instance the Catalan district La Selva, from
selva "wood", Latin
silva.
SERRALLONGA CatalanTaken from the name of a town in the Vallespir district, in Northern Catalonia.
SOLAR Spanish (Rare), Catalan, Aragonese, AsturianSpanish, Catalan, Aragonese, and Asturian-Leonese: topographic name from Latin solarius ‘ancestral home’ (a derivative of solum ‘ground’, ‘floor’), perhaps denoting someone who lived near or at the house of an important family.
TORROELLA CatalanThis indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
VENDRELL CatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
VILALLONGA CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Valencian municipality.