SURNAMES IN ITALY

Catino

This form is a variant of the surname Catini.

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname derives from place names that contain the word catino, coming from the Latin catinus, which designated a "concave and rocky place". Among the reference place names are mentioned Poggio Catino, in the Rieti area, and Monti Catini, linked to the territory of Cocullo, in the province of L'Aquila.

E. Rossoni places the areas of presence of the surname Catini in the Macerata area, the Teramo area, Umbria and Lazio, while the form Catino appears in Campania and Puglia. S. Galantini, for his part, circumscribes his analysis to the region of Abruzzo and notes that he was not able to verify the presence of the surname in the province of Teramo, with the exception of Montorio al Vomano.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Catini: Macerata area, Teramo area, Umbria, Lazio. Catino: Campania and Puglia

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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Galantini, S. (2005). Origine, significato e formazione dei cognomi presenti in area abruzzese e specificamente teramana. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20050306182828/http://www.giulianova.it:80/cognomi.htm