Catalan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Catalan family

The surname Catalan was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Catalan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Catalan research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1469 is included under the topic Early Catalan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Catalan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Catalan, Catala, Catalani, Catalno, Catelani, Catalanotti, Catalano and many more.

Early Notables of the Catalan family

Prominent among members of the family

was Catalana family of Catalonia

Catalan Ranking

In the United States, the name Catalan is the 8,405^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Catalan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Catalan Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Catalan, who immigrated to Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1535
Anton Catalan, who settled in the Spanish Main in 1549

Catalan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Catalan, who arrived in America in 1814 2
Gonzalo Catalan, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1834 2
Juan Catalan, who landed in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1835 2
Pedro Catalan, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 2
Francisco Catalan, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1845 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Catalan (post 1700) +

Eugène Charles Catalan (1814-1894), French and Belgian mathematician

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)