Castillos Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Castillos Surname Definition:

Dweller near, or worker in, the castle or fortress; one who came from Castillo (fortress), in Spain.

The plural form from the latin "castellum" - castle. Refers to the inhabitant of a castle.

Castilla is the diminutive of "castro" meaning camp.

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Castillos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay2121:16,1881,831
Argentina1901:224,96518,484
Venezuela1181:255,9676,291
Mexico1171:1,060,90813,559
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Cuba861:133,9853,453
Colombia601:796,2358,422
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Chile221:800,74917,445
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977

Castillos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller near, or worker in, the castle or fortress; one who came from Castillo (fortress), in Spain.

The plural form from the latin "castellum" - castle. Refers to the inhabitant of a castle.

Castilla is the diminutive of "castro" meaning camp. Many Spanish surnames come from "castrum": Castro, Castrejón, Castrelo, Castrillo, Castrillón, Castrovido, etc.

See Castilla, Castillo, Castro, Del Castillo.

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

Castillos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castillos occurs most in Uruguay. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Castillos.

How Common Is The Last Name Castillos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 334,641st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,607,023 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Castillos reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most frequent in Uruguay, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 16,188. In Uruguay it is mostly concentrated in: Montevideo Department, where 43 percent reside, Rocha Department, where 20 percent reside and Maldonado Department, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uruguay Castillos occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Venezuela, where 11 percent reside.

Castillos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castillos surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Castillos earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $26,897,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $38,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Castillous952/
Castillgos951/
Castillios951/
Castillo942,619,950/
Catillos941/
Castiello896,071/
Castillas89544/
Castillio89368/
Castilllo89150/
Castillou8992/
Casstillo8934/
Casttillo8924/
Caastillo8923/
Castilloo8919/
Castellos8915/
Ccastillo8913/
Castiollo899/
Costillos899/
Castillop896/
Castilloa895/
Castilloi894/
Gcastillo893/
Castuillo893/
Casdtillo893/
Castillho892/
Castilloz891/
Cadstillo891/
Castgillo891/
Castillot891/
Castilloy891/
Castilluo891/
Castillus891/
Cqastillo891/
Catillo88786/
Castllo88254/
Castilloux841,201/
Castelloes84134/
Castillias8413/
Caistillas843/
D'Castillo843/
Castilllas841/
Castilla8261,194/
Castello8232,681/
Costillo82598/
Cautillo82529/
Kastillo82193/
Catiello8238/
Caztillo8221/
Catiollo8216/
Caatillo829/
Castyllo829/
Cadtillo828/
Cattillo827/
Castlhos825/
Castllio823/
Qastillo822/
Catillas822/
Castilló822/
Castlllo822/
Castíllo822/
Catellos821/
Caxtillo821/
Caitillo821/
Casttllo821/
Castillá821/
Catlos80111/
Castlo8035/
Costillas783,437/
Castiella78604/
Castellot78425/
Castellas78124/
Kastellos7833/
Cautiello7828/
Castellio7814/
Costellos786/
Castellod783/
Casttello783/
Castillla783/
Costillio782/
Casstello782/
Castillia781/
Kastillas781/
Castillaj781/
Castelloo781/
Cautillot781/
Castillat781/
Castelllo781/
Castellou781/
Costillus781/
Cotillo75966/
Catello75593/
Castloo7570/
Castlho7521/
Castlio7518/
Catilla7518/
Castlla756/
Costllo753/
Qastllo751/
Casttlo750/
Castlas750/
Coustillas74664/
Chastellas7419/
Castellões7414/
Castilglia742/
Costillias742/
Costilllas742/
Castellaus741/
Costillaas741/
Castellius740/
Costello7172,797/
Costilla7119,906/
Castella717,637/
Cotillas711,242/
Castelló71413/
Catillaz71218/
Kastello71141/
Castellà71103/
Castellá7152/
Cotiello7138/
Cotillot7110/
Kastyllo715/
Katiello715/
Kostillo714/
Catillat714/
Costéllo713/
Castellã713/
Castellò713/
Caztello712/
Cattello711/
Coutillo711/
Catlo711/
Cattilla711/
Cautello711/
Catellot711/
Costtllo710/
Castlehouse7076/
Catlla67174/
Castellaz67112/
Katiellou6765/
Kostellos6754/
Castellat6743/
Kastellou6725/
Kastellas6723/
Quastello679/
Cosstello679/
Castellau675/
Costtello674/
Catllà674/
Castellia673/
Catlosova673/
Costlo672/
Costeullo672/
Costiella672/
Coutillas672/
Kastyllyo672/
Costelloo671/
Costelllo671/
Casstella671/
Costellio671/
Costelloa671/
Costillia671/
Coistello671/
Sastillaz671/
Catllá671/
Catlou671/
Catloy671/
Cotlos671/
Cotilllas671/
Kashtello671/
Castelleu671/
Kastlo671/
Costellou670/
Casttella670/
Costeello670/
Catlop670/

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