Cataldi Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Cataldi is usually a form of Cataldo. The family name meaning is “From Cataldo (Cathal)”, the same as for Cataldo. The change of ending between Cataldo and Cataldi reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Cataudo.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Cataldi with 922 bearers, at rank 26,471. French birth records list 422 children named Cataldi between 1891 and 2000.

There is no single Cataldi family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Cataldi family name pack.