# Castaneda (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/castaneda/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 71,368 |
| US rank (2010) | 464 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,326 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (51,089 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Casteneda |

## Etymology

From Spanish Castañeda.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Castaneda in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Castaneda in the United States.

## People named Castaneda

- Movita Castaneda, American actress (1916–2015)
- David Castaneda, American actor

## Similar surnames

Chastain, Castanon, Castano, Caston, Castonguay, Castner, Castanos, Chestnut, Costanzo, Coston, Chasteen, Costantino.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.