Cattaneo ( is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 81.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Cattaneo'' were residents of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

(frequency 1:1,232), 9.0% of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

(1:7,742), 2.8% of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

(1:4,802), 1.9% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

, 1.8% of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

(1:59,595) and 1.2% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1:290,914). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,232) only in one region:

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

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People

Adelardo Cattaneo Adelardo Cattaneo (died 24 August 1225) was an Italian cardinal and bishop. His first name is also listed as Alardo. He was canon of the cathedral chapter of Verona. Pope Lucius III created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello in the consistory of 6 ...

, (?–1225), cardinal * Alberto Cattaneo (born 1967), Italian mathematician *

Annibale Cattaneo Annibale Cattaneo (died 1584) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1578–1584). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 15 October 1578, Annibale Cattaneo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bish ...

(?–1584), Italian Roman Catholic bishop *

Bartolomeo Cattaneo Bartolomeo Cattaneo (26 September 1866 – 14 May 1943) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1917 and was Apostolic Delegate to Australia from 1917 to 1933. ...

(1883–1949), Italian archbishop and diplomat *

Carlo Cattaneo (admiral) Carlo Cattaneo (October 6, 1883 – March 29, 1941) was an Italian admiral during World War II. He was killed in the Battle of Cape Matapan. Early life and career Cattaneo was born in Sant'Anastasia, Naples, in 1883, and after attending the Nap ...

(1883–1941), Italian admiral *

Carlo Cattaneo (mathematician) Carlo Cattàneo (31 October 1911, San Giorgio Piacentino – 7 March 1979, Rome) was an Italian academic and one of the general relativity theorists and mathematical physicists in the 1960s and 1970s. He made contributions to general relativity th ...

(1911–1979), Italian mathematician * Carlo Cattaneo (writer) (1801–1869), Italian nationalist, writer and philosopher * Cristoforo Cattaneo (16th century), Italian humanist author *

Danese Cattaneo Danese Cattaneo (c1512? - 1572) was an Italian sculptor and medallist, active mainly in the Veneto Region. Danese was Tuscan in origin, born in either Massa di Carrara or Colonnata. He produced primarily sculptures of religious and historical ...

(1512–1572), Tuscan sculptor and medallist *

Francesco Costanzo Cattaneo Francesco Costanzo Catanio, (1602 – July 3, 1665) was a painter of the Italian Baroque period, born and mainly active in Ferrara. He was variously known as Catanio, Cattani, Cattaneo, or Cattanio, sometimes without the forename Francesco. ...

(1602–1665), painter from Ferrara *

Atilio Cattáneo Atilio Esteban Cattáneo (October 15, 1889 - June 22, 1957) was an Argentine soldier and politician, a pioneer of aviation in his country and who served as a national deputy in opposition to Peronism. Biography Education and early career Cattán ...

(1889-1957), Argentinian politician *

Hernán Cattáneo Hernán Cattáneo (; born 4 March 1965) is an Argentine house DJ. He produces electronic music, mostly progressive house. Musical career Cattáneo began his professional career playing in the early 1990s for FM Z95, a local radio statio ...

(1965– ), Argentinian musician *

Lazzaro Cattaneo Lazzaro Cattaneo (Sarzana, Italy, 1560 - Hangzhou, China, 19 January 1640), (), was an Italian Jesuit missionary who invented the first tone markings for Chinese transcription. Early life Cattaneo was born into a noble family at Sarzana, near Gen ...

(1560–1640), Italian Jesuit, missionary in China * Leonardo Cattaneo della Volta (1487– 16th century), a doge of Genoa *

Mattia Cattaneo Mattia Cattaneo (born 25 October 1990) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As an amateur, Cattaneo won the Girobio in 2011 for the team. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a Espa ...

(1990 - ), Italian professional road cyclist *

Peter Cattaneo Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in T ...

(1964– ), British film director *

Santo Cattaneo Sante Cattaneo or Santo Cattaneo (8 August 1739 – 1819) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period, mainly active in Brescia. He was also called ''Santino''. He was born at Salò, Italy. His parents traveled away and consigned him at age t ...

(1739–1819), Neoclassic painter from Brescia * Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci (1453–1476), noblewoman from Genoa.

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{{surname, Cattaneo Italian-language surnames Surnames of Italian origin

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