# Castanos (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/castanos/  
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) | 557 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,486 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 554,301 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (459 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castaños; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Castanos 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) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 80% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 8.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Similar surnames

Castaneda, Chastain, Castanon, Castano, Caston, Castonguay, Castner, 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.