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Where Does The Last Name Castor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Castor is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Cástor or Càstor. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 12,664^th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 164,441 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Castor live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Castor is also the 50,927^th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 13,127 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 24,320 people, or 1 in 4,163. In The Philippines Castor is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 46 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 12 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 89 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Castor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Castor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Castor last name expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castor Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Castor last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Castor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,958 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.63% more than the national average, earning R 372,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.54% more than the national average, earning $34,176,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $42,343 CAD per year.