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    The surname Castagna

    An Italian surname, carried by 2,121 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C232

    Castagna: #14,160 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Castagna #14,160, 2,121 people Castagna: #14,160 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Castagna #14,160, 2,121 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castagna is more common than 91.3% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Castagna.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,121 people named Castagna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,566 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,930.

    #14,160
    rank among US surnames
    2,121
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.9%
    change since 2000 (was #14,255)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,152Renick2,123145,429
    #14,155Lappin2,122145,497
    #14,160Philippe2,121145,566
    #14,168Lizardo2,120145,635

    Who is named Castagna

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Castagna identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Castagnas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Domingo Salvador Castagna
      Argentine Roman Catholic archbishop, born 1931

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Castagna

    Castagna has the Soundex code C232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C232.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Castagna come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Castagna.
    How common is the surname Castagna?
    2,121 people in the United States had the surname Castagna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,566 Americans. It ranked 14,160th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Castagna?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Castagna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Castagna?
    Domingo Salvador Castagna, Argentine Roman Catholic archbishop.
    Where is the surname Castagna most common?
    Wikidata records people named Castagna in Argentina.
    Is the surname Castagna getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,121 in 2010, up 9.9%.