Castellano Surname

5,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Castellano Surname Definition:

Derived from the latin "castellanus" - castle. A dweller of a castle.

Surname prominent in Leon, Galicia, and Castile. Originated in valley of Sahagún and found as name of several villages near Leon, Burgos, Salamanca, Astorga, and Ávila.

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Castellano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela23,9021:1,264230
Spain19,1031:2,447282
United States13,3161:27,2203,402
Italy13,1411:4,654494
Argentina10,1291:4,220486
Mexico5,3731:23,1021,680
Colombia4,9481:9,6551,037
Philippines3,9501:25,6303,469
Cuba3,2661:3,528463
Ecuador2,4751:6,4271,060
Nicaragua1,3001:4,632519
Brazil1,0621:201,5777,747
France1,0071:65,9619,094
Peru9601:33,1083,280
Paraguay8701:8,318517
Honduras8211:10,739658
Dominican Republic7931:13,1561,001
Uruguay4381:7,835877
Chile4291:41,0641,996
Canada4111:89,6499,866
El Salvador3861:16,435849
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Belgium2021:56,9149,215
Trinidad and Tobago1781:7,6631,132
Germany1741:462,67540,671
Switzerland1561:52,6476,881
England1471:379,03426,619
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Guatemala711:226,5163,997
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Puerto Rico501:71,0031,365
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Belize241:14,8111,562
Panama151:260,8176,584
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Aruba91:11,4971,511
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales61:515,75523,171
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Castellaño (1) are calculated separately.

Castellano (213) may also be a first name.

Castellano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derived from the latin "castellanus" - castle. A dweller of a castle.

Surname prominent in Leon, Galicia, and Castile. Originated in valley of Sahagún and found as name of several villages near Leon, Burgos, Salamanca, Astorga, and Ávila. Means one from province of Castile.

From the latin "castrum," as are other surnames such as Castro (see), Castrejón, Castrelo, Castrillo, Castrillón, Castrovido, Castroverde, etc.

Galician name from Chantada (Lugo). Extended throughout the Peninsula with Reconquest.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from nicknames linked to the Latin word castellum, meaning 'fortress', 'fortification'. They was probably originated from living in a castle or being employed in a castle.

- sacast

This surname can be traced back to Catania, Sicily. It signifies stability, balance and wisdom.

- fabianinyc

Castellano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Castellano is borne by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Castellaño. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castellano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,162nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,321 people. Castellano occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Castellano reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Castellano is also the 619,385th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 213 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is carried by 23,902 people, or 1 in 1,264. In Venezuela Castellano is most common in: Zulia, where 32 percent live, Carabobo, where 10 percent live and Trujillo, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Venezuela this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Castellano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castellano has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 19,023 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castellano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Castellano are 0.88999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Castellano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning €33,317 per year; in Peru they earn 89.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,709 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $19,681,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.4% more than the national average, earning $60,812 CAD per year.

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