Castellon Surname

8,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Castellon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the castellan' the constable of a castle. It is very probable, and almost certain, that Castleman is a corrupted form of Castellan.

Jocelin le Castlelyn, Sussex, 23 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Castellon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua15,3841:39187
Bolivia9,0891:1,168236
Mexico6,7791:18,3101,471
United States6,5291:55,5156,623
Honduras6,1021:1,445274
El Salvador3,9661:1,600289
Cuba3,9261:2,935410
Spain3,1411:14,8841,689
Colombia2,9651:16,1131,371
Costa Rica1,2551:3,809352
Argentina1,0211:41,8643,519
Chile8091:21,7761,359
Guatemala6751:23,8261,706
France5571:119,25118,016
Venezuela3981:75,8903,125
Puerto Rico2721:13,052575
Philippines2081:486,72257,858
Brazil1971:1,086,67238,023
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Ecuador971:163,9787,313
Panama881:44,4572,269
England281:1,989,93178,001
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belize111:32,3162,112
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Castellón (208) & Castellòn (17) are calculated separately.

Castellon (35) may also be a first name.

Castellon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the castellan' the constable of a castle. It is very probable, and almost certain, that Castleman is a corrupted form of Castellan.

Jocelin le Castlelyn, Sussex, 23 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Castelyn, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Thomas le Chastelain, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

William Castelein Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Chasteleyn, Suffolk, ibid.

1547-8. William Hamerton and Benet Castelyn; Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

CASTELLAN: The guardian of a castle. Old French, chastellan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This is a toponimic surname originates from the province and localities of Valencia and Catalonia (Castellón, Castelló...). It means 'little castle'.

- adriancastello5

Castellon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castellon is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Castellón or Castellòn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castellon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Castellon is the 8,878th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 114,137 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Castellon live; 43 percent live in Central America and 43 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 35 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nicaragua, where it is held by 15,384 people, or 1 in 391. In Nicaragua it is primarily found in: Managua Department, where 22 percent live, Estelí Department, where 12 percent live and Matagalpa Department, where 9 percent live. Beside Nicaragua this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 14 percent live and Mexico, where 11 percent live.

Castellon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Castellon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Castellon surname expanded 81,613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castellon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Castellon last name are 2.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Castellon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,302 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.94% less than the national average, earning $20,446,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $44,814 CAD per year.

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