Castles Surname
Approximately 4,497 people bear this surname
Castles Surname Definition:
Genit. (or pl.) of Castle, q.v.
Castles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2,270 | 1:11,892 | 1,739 |
| United States | 1,204 | 1:301,046 | 27,753 |
| England | 358 | 1:155,637 | 14,724 |
| New Zealand | 189 | 1:23,959 | 4,190 |
| Northern Ireland | 137 | 1:13,467 | 1,912 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Ireland | 62 | 1:75,951 | 4,602 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 241 | 1:18,381 | 2,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 152 | 1:160,364 | 13,879 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 435 | 1:115,445 | 11,380 |
Castles (15) may also be a first name.
Castles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Genit. (or pl.) of Castle, q.v.
Castles Demographics
Average Castles Salary in
United States
$47,108 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Castles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Castles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Castles is most common in Australia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Castles click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Castles? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 104,379th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,620,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Castles reside; 55 percent reside in Australasia and 55 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
This surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 2,270 people, or 1 in 11,892. In Australia Castles is most numerous in: Victoria, where 49 percent live, New South Wales, where 24 percent live and Queensland, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Castles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Castles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Castles last name grew 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 74 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Castles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (31%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Castles last name are 21.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Castles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.81% more than the national average, earning R 370,272 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,608 CAD per year.
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Castles Reference & Research
Castle DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Castle 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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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 Castles
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis