The Gatta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 718 people carried this name — #32,123 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (715).
What the name means
The meaning of the Gatta surname
A nickname from gatta (“she-cat”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gatta» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 109 people named Gatta live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Gatta.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Isère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
64 people named Gatta live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Gatta live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Gatta,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dora Gatta 1928–1979 · opera singer
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Costantino Gatta 1673–1747 · physician
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Diego Gatta 1729–1804 · civil servant
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Francesco Saverio Gatta 1889–1974 · archivist
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Francesco Saverio Gatta 1889–1974 · archivist
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Alessandro Gatta 1899–1975 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gatta.
When the index is not enough
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