Casto Surname
Approximately 12,663 people bear this surname
Casto Surname User-submission:
The Casto surname is derived from Costello from Ireland. In the 1680's some Costello's left County Kilkenny in Ireland and went to live in West Jersey (now New Jersey) this family had changed their name to Casto by the 1710's the reason for the change is unknown (possibly descrimination as they were Irish in a mainly English colony).
Read More About This SurnameCasto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,196 | 1:39,415 | 4,855 |
| Italy | 2,197 | 1:27,836 | 4,970 |
| Tanzania | 418 | 1:126,655 | 11,911 |
| Spain | 263 | 1:177,764 | 12,592 |
| Argentina | 162 | 1:263,848 | 21,282 |
| Switzerland | 78 | 1:105,294 | 11,128 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 868 | 1:57,856 | 6,427 |
Casto (12,934) may also be a first name.
Casto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Casto surname is derived from Costello from Ireland. In the 1680's some Costello's left County Kilkenny in Ireland and went to live in West Jersey (now New Jersey) this family had changed their name to Casto by the 1710's the reason for the change is unknown (possibly descrimination as they were Irish in a mainly English colony). Y-DNA testing has been undertaken by family members from both sides of the Atlantic with lineages back to the 1710's and it confirms the above origin of the surname.
- murtcostelloCasto Demographics
Average Male Casto Height
175.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Casto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Casto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Casto has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Casto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,280th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 575,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Casto are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Casto is also the 51,480th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 12,934 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,196 people, or 1 in 39,415. In The United States Casto is most prevalent in: West Virginia, where 27 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Casto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Casto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Casto last name grew 1,059 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Casto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Casto last name are 36.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Casto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 36.65% less than the national average, earning €19,024 per year; in United States they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $38,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,536 CAD per year.
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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
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- 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 Casto
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