Castellan Surname

84,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Castellan Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Castle-Governor [Old French c{h)astelain; c(h)astel, Latin castell-um, a castle]

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Castellan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,6121:23,4144,109
France7781:85,37612,145
Brazil5491:389,93514,895
Argentina4581:93,3267,875
Canada3961:93,04410,181
United States3941:919,94769,072
Australia901:299,95226,269
Guatemala661:243,6774,144
Honduras511:172,8712,098
Norway361:142,84118,058
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Colombia271:1,769,41011,599
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Chile241:734,02016,565
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Castellán (48) & Castellãn (1) are calculated separately.

Castellan (62) may also be a first name.

Castellan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Castle-Governor [Old French c{h)astelain; c(h)astel, Latin castell-um, a castle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Castellan: the keeper of a castle. As a surname, contracted to Castle.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to one who guards or keeps the castle grounds.

- gcasterline

Castellan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Castellan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Castellan is found most in Italy. It may appear as: Castellán or Castellãn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castellan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,719th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,278,517 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Castellan are found; 46 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent are found in Italic Europe. Castellan is also the 1,246,114th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name Castellan is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 2,612 people, or 1 in 23,414. In Italy Castellan is most common in: Veneto, where 56 percent are found, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 29 percent are found and Lombardy, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Castellan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Castellan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 19,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castellan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castellan surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Castellan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.53% less than the national average, earning €18,460 per year; in Norway they earn 27.47% less than the national average, earning 251,021 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 322.74% more than the national average, earning R 1,004,590 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning $18,894,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $53,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castellán9648/
Castellãn961/
Castellain95282/
Castellane95225/
Castellant9533/
Chastellan9518/
Castelland957/
Castellian956/
Castellang952/
Castellanc951/
Catellan94186/
Chastellain90113/
Castellanne901/
Castellaine900/
Castellon8963,849/
Castillan89220/
Castellón89208/
Castellòn8917/
Catellane8914/
Kastellan8913/
Castellam898/
Cattellan894/
Costellan892/
Castlan889/
Chastellaine8646/
Castellone841,230/
Castellion8485/
Castillant8412/
Castelllon845/
Casstellon842/
Castillian842/
Castaellon841/
Casttellon841/
Castellein841/
Kastellian841/
Castellong840/
Catellon8225/
Castlean828/
Castllon827/
Castellã823/
Catellón823/
Castland822/
Catillan821/
Catlan80108/
Kastellayne801/
Castillon7824,976/
Castillón7875/
Katellang785/
Castellom784/
Costellon782/
Castllion782/
Castleane781/
Cathellon781/
Castellão781/
Kastellon781/
Catellone781/
Cattellam781/
Casstlean780/
Catland7562/
Kastlan7512/
Caitlan756/
Catlang751/
Catlain751/
Cattlan751/
Catlane751/
Costlan750/
Catlant750/
Castlon750/
Castillion74378/
Cattellion7442/
Chastillon7436/
Castillone7421/
Castilllon744/
Casttillon742/
Castuillon741/
Kastellion741/
Costellojn741/
Costellion740/
Catillon71852/
Cotellon71251/
Cathlean712/
Cuistlan712/
Catlahan711/
Catlaine711/
Caitland711/
Caitlane711/
Caitlain711/
Cathland711/
Cattland710/
Ceathlan710/
Cautland710/
Castellheim703/
Katlan671,340/
Catillion6746/
Catlon6725/
Cautillon6713/
Castillom678/
Qatlan677/
Cătlan676/
Cotellion673/
Caitlandt671/
Costillon671/
Cotlan671/
Kastillón671/
Khathllan671/
Kaytllann671/
Catlam670/
Sastlehan670/
Kastlehan670/
Cotillian670/

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