Castellón Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Castellón Surname User-submission:

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

Castellón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain791:591,79827,792
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Honduras131:678,1883,875
El Salvador131:487,9912,918
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Castellon (63,849) & Castellòn (17) are calculated separately.

Castellón Surname Meaning

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

Castellón Last Name Facts

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

Castellón is found most frequently in Spain. It can be found as: Castellon or Castellòn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Castellón? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Castellón is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Castellón reside; 38 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 591,798. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 33 percent live, Andalusia, where 22 percent live and Valencian Community, where 20 percent live. Outside of Spain Castellón exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Castellón
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis