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![Show Contents]() Gatte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy
The distinguished surname Gatte originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of the Papal States is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Gatte came from a person who was agile, cunning or perhaps sly. Early Origins of the Gatte familyThe surname Gatte was first found in the city of Gaeta, with the noble Gattola family in 1091. Early History of the Gatte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gatte research. The years 1431, 1500, 1522, 1571, 1723, 1750 and 1806 are included under the topic Early Gatte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gatte Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Gatte are Gatti, Gatto, Gatta, Gatte, Gattola, Gattinara, Gattamelata, Lo Gatto, La Gatta, Gattelli, Gattini, Gattoli, Gattolin, Gattulli, Gattullo, Gattai, Gattei, Gatteschi and many more. Early Notables of the Gatte familyProminent among members of the family was Erasmo Gattamelata who was Commander of the Papal armies in 1431, and from this gained noble status in the Venetian Republic. Bernardino Gatti, a painter in Pavia around 1500, was known as "Il Solaro" and was dependent on famous painter Correggio for much of his style. Mercurino Gattinara was Grand Chancellor of Charles V and Count of Valenza, and in 1522 was made Duke of Milan by Francesco Sforza. He eventually became Bishop and then Cardinal. Simone Gatto was a Venetian composer...
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 Gatte migration to the United States | + |
Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Gatte or a variant listed above:
Gatte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- A Gatte, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1855 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Gatte migration to the United States 
