Castillo Surname
Approximately 2,619,950 people bear this surname
Castillo Surname Definition:
Dweller in, or near, the large fortified building; worker in the castle.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander. Found throughout the Peninsula and also in Canary Islands.
See Castilla, Castillos, Del Castillo.
Read More About This SurnameCastillo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 649,908 | 1:191 | 25 |
| Venezuela | 246,900 | 1:122 | 12 |
| Philippines | 211,405 | 1:479 | 16 |
| United States | 200,393 | 1:1,809 | 155 |
| Colombia | 191,884 | 1:249 | 34 |
| Peru | 173,195 | 1:184 | 20 |
| Chile | 107,334 | 1:164 | 20 |
| Dominican Republic | 106,761 | 1:98 | 12 |
| Argentina | 103,513 | 1:413 | 44 |
| Guatemala | 93,757 | 1:172 | 20 |
| Spain | 88,304 | 1:529 | 44 |
| Cuba | 72,769 | 1:158 | 21 |
| Panama | 64,486 | 1:61 | 5 |
| Ecuador | 59,536 | 1:267 | 23 |
| Honduras | 57,964 | 1:152 | 24 |
| Nicaragua | 55,121 | 1:109 | 17 |
| El Salvador | 35,325 | 1:180 | 40 |
| Costa Rica | 31,415 | 1:152 | 37 |
| Bolivia | 19,857 | 1:535 | 110 |
| Paraguay | 13,975 | 1:518 | 134 |
| Puerto Rico | 9,592 | 1:370 | 80 |
| Uruguay | 4,879 | 1:703 | 78 |
| France | 4,202 | 1:15,807 | 1,686 |
| Belize | 3,626 | 1:98 | 3 |
| Canada | 3,143 | 1:11,723 | 1,750 |
| Brazil | 2,485 | 1:86,147 | 3,237 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 806 | 1:1,692 | 277 |
| Australia | 758 | 1:35,614 | 4,691 |
| England | 731 | 1:76,222 | 8,626 |
| Germany | 503 | 1:160,051 | 19,043 |
| Italy | 483 | 1:126,618 | 20,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Bahrain | 367 | 1:3,675 | 626 |
| Thailand | 297 | 1:237,840 | 40,329 |
| Palau | 264 | 1:82 | 31 |
| Belgium | 256 | 1:44,909 | 7,303 |
| Netherlands | 213 | 1:79,283 | 13,351 |
| Switzerland | 209 | 1:39,296 | 5,604 |
| Portugal | 198 | 1:52,617 | 2,944 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Malta | 168 | 1:2,561 | 203 |
| Japan | 157 | 1:814,295 | 18,255 |
| Sweden | 152 | 1:64,781 | 4,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 143 | 1:64,072 | 6,083 |
| Andorra | 123 | 1:682 | 107 |
| Oman | 102 | 1:36,157 | 2,454 |
| Denmark | 92 | 1:61,356 | 6,206 |
| Austria | 84 | 1:101,374 | 14,603 |
| Norway | 80 | 1:64,279 | 9,125 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Jamaica | 65 | 1:44,153 | 2,715 |
| Brunei | 62 | 1:6,754 | 919 |
| Guam | 62 | 1:2,583 | 336 |
| Curaçao | 56 | 1:2,808 | 60 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Taiwan | 52 | 1:450,860 | 3,427 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 30 | 1:1,144 | 138 |
| Hong Kong | 25 | 1:293,419 | 3,083 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Cayman Islands | 18 | 1:3,550 | 469 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| South Korea | 18 | 1:2,846,681 | 560 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Angola | 5 | 1:5,397,843 | 6,980 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1:18,387,151 | 62,330 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Gambia | 3 | 1:641,150 | 991 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1:9,087,190 | 7,315 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1:36,939,785 | 260,488 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 799 | 1:62,852 | 6,860 |
The alternate forms: Castilló (2), Castíllo (2), Cästillo (1) & Cástïlló (1) are calculated separately.
Castillo (2,160) may also be a first name.
Castillo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller in, or near, the large fortified building; worker in the castle.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander. Found throughout the Peninsula and also in Canary Islands.
See Castilla, Castillos, Del Castillo.
(Spanish) Dweller in, or near, a castle.
User-submitted Reference
Castillo is a surname with a medieval origin. In Spain it is frequent in the south east region of the country due to its location, serving as the border between the Catholic kingdom and the kingdom of Granada. For this reason an important number of castles were built in the area and the surname is still frequent in those areas.
Castillo is the Spanish word for 'castle'.
- beacazorla(Spanish) This surname comes from any of various places called Casillas or Las Casillas, the plural of casilla, a diminutive of casa.
- eva90220"Castle" in Spanish.
- daisyCastillo Demographics
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Castillo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castillo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Castillo (Arabic: كستيلو) is most common in Mexico. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Castilló, Castíllo, Cästillo or Cástïlló. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castillo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 204th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,782 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Castillo are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 161,384th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,160 people.
Castillo is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 649,908 people, or 1 in 191. In Mexico Castillo is most frequent in: México, where 13 percent live, Veracruz, where 8 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Outside of Mexico this surname occurs in 185 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 9 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Castillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Castillo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Castillo surname rose 25,080 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 9,138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Castillo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Castillo last name is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland and Catholic (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Castillo surname are 42.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.48% being registered with the party.
The amount Castillo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.35% less than the national average, earning €10,104 per year; in Norway they earn 26.68% less than the national average, earning 253,729 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,198 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $22,437,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $36,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Castillo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo in the Arabic language | ||
| كستيلو | kstylw | - |
| كاستيليو | kastylyw | - |
| كاستيلو | kastylw | - |
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Castillo Reference & Research
Castillo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Castillo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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