Cattaneo ( is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 81.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Cattaneo'' were residents of

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

(frequency 1:1,232), 9.0% of

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

(1:7,742), 2.8% of

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

(1:4,802), 1.9% of the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

, 1.8% of

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(1:59,595) and 1.2% of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

(1:290,914). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,232) only in one region:

Lombardy The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...

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People

* Adelardo Cattaneo (?–1225), Italian cardinal * Agustín Cattaneo (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Alberto Cattaneo (born 1967), Italian mathematician * Annibale Cattaneo (?–1584), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Atilio Cattáneo (1889–1957), Argentine politician * Bartolomeo Cattaneo (1883–1949), Italian archbishop and diplomat * Bernadette Cattanéo (1899–1963), French trade unionist and militant communist * Carlo Cattaneo (admiral) (1883–1941), Italian admiral *

Carlo Cattaneo (mathematician) Carlo Cattàneo (31 October 1911, San Giorgio Piacentino – 7 March 1979, Rome) was an Italian academic and one of the general relativity theorists and mathematical physicists in the 1960s and 1970s. He made contributions to general relativity t ...

(1911–1979), Italian mathematician * Carlo Cattaneo (writer) (1801–1869), Italian nationalist, writer and philosopher * Cristoforo Cattaneo (16th century), Italian humanist author * Danese Cattaneo (1512–1572), Tuscan sculptor and medallist * Francesco Costanzo Cattaneo (1602–1665), painter from Ferrara * Hernán Cattáneo (born 1965), Argentine musician * Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560–1640), Italian Jesuit, missionary in China *

Leonardo Cattaneo della Volta Leonardo Cattaneo della Volta (1487 – 1572) was the 52nd Doge of the Republic of Genoa. Biography Son of Angelo Cattaneo della Volta and Maria Cattaneo di Quilico, he was born in Genoa around 1487. His noble and needy figure is remembered in ...

(1487–16th century), doge of Genoa * Matias D. Cattaneo (born 1978), Argentine econometrician * Mattia Cattaneo (born 1990), Italian professional road cyclist *

Peter Cattaneo Peter Joseph Cattaneo Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New F ...

(born 1964), British film director * Pilar Cattaneo (born 2007), Argentine gymnast * Santo Cattaneo (1739–1819), Neoclassic painter from Brescia * Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci (1453–1476), noblewoman from Genoa

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{{surname, Cattaneo Italian-language surnames Surnames of Italian origin Surnames of Argentine origin

Geographical distribution

People

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