How common is the surname Gatto?

4,486 people in the United States had the surname Gatto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,824 Americans. It ranked 7,421st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gatto?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gatto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gatto?

Anthony Gatto, American juggler, followed by John Taylor Gatto.

Where is the surname Gatto most common?

Wikidata records people named Gatto in the United States.

Is the surname Gatto getting more or less common?

More common. 4,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,486 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Gatto

A surname, carried by 4,486 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gatto is more common than 95.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,486 people named Gatto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,824 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,192.

#7,421

rank among US surnames

4,486

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #7,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,413	Bonney	4,491	68,748
#7,418	Breslin	4,490	68,763
#7,420	DiGiovanni	4,487	68,809
#7,421	Tower	4,486	68,824
#7,426	Nealy	4,485	68,840
#7,429	Kiger	4,484	68,855
#7,430	Marinelli	4,483	68,870

Who is named Gatto

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Gatto identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gattos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Gatto
American juggler, born 1973
John Taylor Gatto
American teacher and author (1935–2018)
Joseph Gatto
American TV actor for the Impractical Jokers show and member of The Tenderloins comedy gro, born 1976

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Surnames that sound like Gatto

Gatto has the Soundex code G300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G300.

Questions

How common is the surname Gatto?: 4,486 people in the United States had the surname Gatto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,824 Americans. It ranked 7,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gatto?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gatto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gatto?: Anthony Gatto, American juggler, followed by John Taylor Gatto.
Where is the surname Gatto most common?: Wikidata records people named Gatto in the United States.
Is the surname Gatto getting more or less common?: More common. 4,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,486 in 2010, up 7.0%.