Del Gatto: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The spelling Del Gatto grew out of Gatti, an Italian surname with a long paper trail. In origin, the name means “Cats”.

A variant of Gatti

Before spelling was fixed, Gatti was also written Del Gatto. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Gatto and Gattini.

Heraldry and the Del Gatto name

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