The Gatto surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,192 people carried this name — #7,321 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 550 people named Gatto.
223 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
260 people named Gatto live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 31 people named Gatto 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.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
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