Catalan Submitted Surnames
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.
AGUILARSpanish, Catalan, JewishHabitational name from any of numerous places called Aguilar, from Latin
aquilare "haunt of eagles" (a derivative of
aquila "eagle"), for example Aguilar de Campo in Palencia, Aguilar de la Frontera in Córdoba, and Aguilar de Segarra in Catalonia.
ARIZACatalanCastilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.
BARCELÓCatalanApparently from a personal name Barcelonus (feminine Barcelona), originally denoting someone from the city of Barcelona.
BARCELONACatalan, 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.
BESALÚCatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
BONDIACatalanBondia is a Catalan surname. It means 'good day' or 'good morning'.
CABELLCatalan, 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] CAPELLASpanish, 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.
CASANOVACatalan, 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.
CASESCatalanCatalan 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] CAVAItalian, Catalan, Spanish, PortugeseFrom
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.
COSCOLLOLACatalanThis indicates familial origin within or within the vicinity of the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Lladurs.
COVACatalan, 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.
CUACatalanNickname from Catalan cua meaning "tail".
ESPAILLATCatalan, 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".
ESTADELLACatalanThis indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous hill in the municipality of Isona i Conca Dellà.
FÀBREGASCatalanDeriving 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.
FARRAGUTBreton, 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] GINELCatalanMy Great Grandfather's name was Jose Maria Ginel
GUÀRDIACatalan, 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.
GUARDIOLACatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places named Guardiola, from guardiola, a diminutive of guàrdia meaning "guard".
HORTACatalan, 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.
IVORRACatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
LEDOCatalanVariant spelling of Lledó, a habitational name from Lledó d’Empordà in Girona province.
MADRIZSpanish, Catalanpatronymic surname meaning "son of Madrileño"; given to a person that came from Madrid, Spain.
MAIÀCatalanHabitational name from Maià de Montcal, a village in Girona, or any of several other places named with Maià, which is of pre-Roman origin.
MANRESACatalanThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the neighborhood in the municipality of Badalona.
MARCETCatalanMarcet 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.
MATAMALACatalanTown of the Capcir district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France.
MIERASCatalanCastilianized form of
Mieres, a habitational name from Catalan and Asturian-Leonese Mieres, towns in Catalonia and Asturies.
NADALCatalan, OccitanFrom the personal name
Nadal, from
nadal "Christmas" (from Latin
natalis "birthday"). Compare
Noel.
OLIVERASCatalanCatalan: variant spelling of the topographic name
Oliveres, from the plural of olivera ‘olive tree’, or a habitational name from Las Oliveras in Murcia province.
PEDROSASpanish, Catalan, Portuguese, GalicianHabitational name from any of numerous places named Pedrosa, from pedroso, pedrosa meaning "stoney", an adjectival derivative of pedra meaning "stone".
PERALTACatalan, 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.
PICAItalian, 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’.
PINEDASpanish, CatalanHabitational name from any of the places in the provinces of Barcelona, Cuenca, and Burgos named Pineda, from Spanish and Catalan
pineda "pine forest".
PIQUÉCatalanA famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Gerard Piqué.
PORTUGALSpanish, 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] PRATSCatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places in Catalonia called Prats, from the plural of prat ‘meadow’
QUINTOAragonese, 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] REQUESENSCatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of La Jonquera.
ROCACatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places so named, from Catalan
roca "rock". This name is also Occitan.
ROMANCatalan, French, Polish, English, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, BelorussianFrom the Latin personal name
Romanus, which originally meant "Roman". This name was borne by several saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen.
SÀBATCatalanFrom 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").
SALVADORSpanish, Catalan, PortugueseFrom the popular Christian personal name
Salvador, meaning "Savior" (Latin
Salvator, a derivative of
salvare "to save"), bestowed in honor of Christ.
SARRIÀCatalanCatalan habitational name from any of the places named Sarrià or Sàrria, in Catalonia.
SEGARRACatalanRegional 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.
SELVACatalan, 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.
SERRALLONGACatalanTaken from the name of a town in the Vallespir district, in Northern Catalonia.
SOLARSpanish (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.
TORROELLACatalanThis indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
VENDRELLCatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
VIRAYOccitan, French, CatalanSouthern French (Occitan) and Catalan variant of Occitan
Verai and
Veray, nickname from Occitan
verai ‘honest’. From southern France this name spread to northern Catalonia.