Castleman Surname

93,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Castleman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the castle-man,' a servant, a keeper; compare Templeman, Towerman. (2) Offic.; v. Castellan, of which Castleman is probably a corrupted form.

Ralph Castelman, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Castleman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1241:87,8909,912
Australia3301:81,8059,494
England3081:180,90316,305
South Africa2151:251,98925,579
Canada601:614,09350,489
Israel421:203,75319,703
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2721:89,6159,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8821:56,9376,343

Castleman (11) may also be a first name.

Castleman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the castle-man,' a servant, a keeper; compare Templeman, Towerman. (2) Offic.; v. Castellan, of which Castleman is probably a corrupted form.

Ralph Castelman, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Castelman, Close Rolls, 25 Henry VI.

Thomas Castylman, Close Rolls, "i-2 Philip and Mary.

1758. Married — Henry Castleman and Dorothy Richardson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1708. — William Castleman and Sarah Steptoe: ibid.

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

(Anglo-Latin) Castle-Warder [Old English castel-mann; v. under Castle.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who had the care of a castle-a castellan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

CASTELMAN: A castellan; constable of a castle; "keipar of the Kingis Castell." Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Castleman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castleman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Castleman.

How Common Is The Last Name Castleman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,183rd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,422,238 people. Castleman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Castleman live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name globally It is held by 11 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,124 people, or 1 in 87,890. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Castleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Castleman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castleman last name rose 468 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castleman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Castleman last name are 11.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Castleman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.08% more than the national average, earning R 458,820 per year; in United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,678 CAD per year.

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