Heraldry and the Catanese Surname

Catanese is a branch of the Catania name tree.

What is the meaning of Catanese?

Read literally, Catanese points to “From Catania”. 1,565 Americans were listed as Catanese in the 2010 census. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. From 1891 to 2000, 233 births in France were registered under Catanese.

How is Catanese related to Catania?

Records show Catanese as one of the forms Catania took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Does every Catanese family have a crest?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Catanese, so the heraldry linked to Catania is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Catanese report, with a museum-style coat of arms.