Find out how popular the last name Catena is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Catena.

Catena, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Catena surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Catena in America

Catena is the 38103rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Catena surname appeared 582 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Catena.

We can also compare 2010 data for Catena to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Catena

The surname Catena originated in Italy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin word "catena," meaning "chain" or "link." This name likely referred to an individual's occupation or a distinguishing characteristic related to chains or metalworking.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Catena can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of historical documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dated around the 8th century. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Catina" and "Chadena," reflecting regional linguistic variations.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Giovanni Catena was a renowned painter from the Venetian school of Renaissance art. He was active between 1470 and 1531 and is best known for his religious paintings, including altarpieces and frescoes adorning churches in Venice and its surrounding areas.

Another prominent individual bearing the Catena surname was Vincenzo Catena, an Italian sculptor who lived from 1470 to 1531. He was active in Padua and Venice, and his works include the famous "Capitello Catalano" in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, which he sculpted in the early 16th century.

In the 16th century, a family of cartographers and publishers from the Catena lineage gained recognition. The most notable member was Girolamo Catena, who lived from 1508 to 1572. He published several maps and atlases, including a highly regarded map of the Venetian Republic in 1567.

During the 17th century, the Catena surname was associated with the noble family of the same name in the city of Piacenza, Italy. This family played a significant role in the local administration and politics of the region.

The name Catena has also been associated with various place names throughout Italy, such as the village of Catena di Bucine in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, and the municipality of Catena in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. These place names may have influenced the spread and distribution of the surname in different regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Catena

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Catena.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Catena was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Catena has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Catena was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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