Locastro Surname

302,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Locastro Surname User-submission:

Maybe derived from the word casa, meaning 'house'. It perhaps originally denoted the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village.

In Southern Italy Locascio is a derivation of Lo Castro, which means 'of the walled city'.

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Locastro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0151:357,10231,891
Australia701:385,65331,598
Italy591:1,036,55470,719
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
France161:4,151,420237,746
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Locastro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Maybe derived from the word casa, meaning 'house'. It perhaps originally denoted the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village.

In Southern Italy Locascio is a derivation of Lo Castro, which means 'of the walled city'.

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Locastro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Locastro is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Locastro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Locastro is the 302,831st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,816,078 people. The surname Locastro is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Locastro live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Locastro is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,015 people, or 1 in 357,102. In The United States Locastro is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Nevada, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Italy, where 5 percent reside.

Locastro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Locastro last name are 13.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Locastro earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $51,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning $43,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lo'castro9412/
Loiscastro891/
Lacastro8868/
Lecastro8816/
Loquastro821/
Lacastra751/
Lacostro751/
Losquatro7111/
Lokotro677/
Lackaustra671/
Laskotra635/
Lakotra531/
Lokotra531/
Laquatra50289/
Lakhotra50213/
Lakeytra501/
Lakeitra501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Locastro
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