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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CATO

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Variant of Scottish Catto.
2. Spanish and Catalan (Cató): possibly from a personal name taken with reference to the Roman republican statesman Cato.
3. Swedish: perhaps a soldier’s name, likewise bestowed with reference to Cato, the Roman statesman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)