Castell Surname
Approximately 11,946 people bear this surname
Castell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the castle' from residence thereby or therein as a servitor or keeper.
Alan de Castell, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew de Castello. Norfolk, ibid.
Ranulphdel Chastel, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameCastell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4,700 | 1:9,947 | 1,173 |
| United States | 1,630 | 1:222,367 | 21,545 |
| Cuba | 1,057 | 1:10,901 | 908 |
| England | 863 | 1:64,563 | 7,532 |
| Mexico | 768 | 1:161,623 | 4,831 |
| France | 734 | 1:90,494 | 13,026 |
| Argentina | 582 | 1:73,442 | 6,251 |
| Uruguay | 184 | 1:18,651 | 2,121 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| Colombia | 137 | 1:348,716 | 6,089 |
| Germany | 134 | 1:600,787 | 48,250 |
| Sweden | 112 | 1:87,917 | 6,459 |
| Philippines | 109 | 1:928,791 | 82,877 |
| Jamaica | 103 | 1:27,864 | 2,130 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Venezuela | 56 | 1:539,359 | 10,010 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Paraguay | 39 | 1:185,558 | 3,539 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Peru | 27 | 1:1,177,190 | 20,369 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 479 | 1:50,888 | 6,180 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
Castell (164) may also be a first name.
Castell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the castle' from residence thereby or therein as a servitor or keeper.
Alan de Castell, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew de Castello. Norfolk, ibid.
Ranulphdel Chastel, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.
Robert del Chastell, Northumberland, 1340: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
William atte Castle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Thomas de Castell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Magota del Castell, 1379: ibid.
Roger atte Castell: Household Book of Queen Isabelle, 1358; Cott. MS. Galba, Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
1548. Baptised — Katherine Castle: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1652. Married — Richard Castle and Elizabeth Newton: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1795. Joseph Clarke and Frances Castell: St. George, Hanover Square.
Ricardus de Castello is mentioned in a charter by David I, c. 1142 (Neubotle, 18). Magister Peter de Castro witnessed a confirmation by Galfridus. bishop of Dunkeld, of the church of Madirnyn (Madderty) and lands of the Abthan of Maddirnyn in 1238 (LIM., 72). Normannus de Castello, burgess of Dundee, witnessed Ysabell de Brus's gift of her messuage of Cragyn near Dundee to the monks of Lundors, c. 1240 (LAC., p. 42). John de Castro, a charter witness in Dundee, 1281 (HP., II, p. 223), Robert Castello admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1408 (NSCM., I, p. 3), and David Castell, wobster there, 1612 (SCM., V, p. 87).
V. the commoner form Castle.
From residence in one. De Castello. H.R.
Contracted from Mac-ás-Ketilll. Ketill is equivalent to the English ‘kettle'. In the Icelandic poets of the tenth century the uncontracted form was used, but in the eleventh it began to be contracted into kel. Its frequent occurrence in nomenclature doubtless arises from the use of the Vé-kell, or 'Holy Kettle, ' at sacrifices. Cumming reads ‘OSKETIL', and Worsaae ‘Asketill, ' on the fragment of a cross now in Castle Rushen.
Askell, is found in the Flateyjarbóc; Oscytyl was Abbot of Croyland in a.d. 992, and Askel King of Dublin in a.d. 1159. In 1311 and 1312 King Edward III. addressed letters to Gilbert Macaskel, or Mackaskill, 'Keeper of his Land of Man'. Asketil, Askell, Asketel (found in the Hundred Rolls).
It is now hardly found anywhere, though formerly common in Bride, to which parish it was almost confined.
Joceline and William Castel of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), Ranulph, Bartholomew, &c. 1189-95 (Ib.). Alexander de Castro (Castel) of England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); John de Castro, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Castell Demographics
Average Castell Salary in
United States
$42,336 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Castell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Castell occurs most in Spain. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Castell.
How Common Is The Last Name Castell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Castell is the 43,519th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 610,041 people. The surname Castell occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Castell are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 715,247th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 164 people.
It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 4,700 people, or 1 in 9,947. In Spain Castell is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 34 percent are found, Catalonia, where 31 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 11 percent are found. Barring Spain it exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Cuba, where 9 percent are found.
Castell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Castell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Castell last name grew 872 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 883 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Castell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Castell last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Castell last name are 11.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.63% being registered with the political party.
The amount Castell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning 285,817 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.49% less than the national average, earning R 155,676 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $19,067,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $42,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $48,831 CAD per year.
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