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    The surname Castell

    A patronymic surname, carried by 939 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C234

    Castell: #26,086 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Castell #26,086, 939 people Castell: #26,086 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Castell #26,086, 939 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castell is more common than 83.9% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun castle. * As a Catalan, Aragonese, and Jewish surname, from castell (“castle”), similar to the above. * As a Manx surname, from Mac Asgaill (“son of Ásketill”), from Old Norse Áskell. Compare McAskill. * As a German surname, variant of Kastel. Compare Castel, Castillo.

    Castell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 939 people named Castell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 328,802 Americans. That is down 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 999.

    #26,086
    rank among US surnames
    939
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6%
    change since 2000 (was #23,657)

    Who is named Castell

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

    58% of people named Castell identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 58%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Castells

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Patricia Castell
      Actress (1926-2013)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Castell

    Castell has the Soundex code C234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C234.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Castell come from?
    * As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun castle. * As a Catalan, Aragonese, and Jewish surname, from castell (“castle”), similar to the above. * As a Manx surname, from Mac Asgaill (“son of Ásketill”), from Old Norse Áskell. Compare McAskill. * As a German surname, variant of Kastel.…
    How common is the surname Castell?
    939 people in the United States had the surname Castell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 328,802 Americans. It ranked 26,086th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Castell?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Castell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Castell?
    Patricia Castell, actress (1926-2013).
    Where is the surname Castell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Castell in Argentina.
    What type of surname is Castell?
    Castell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Castell getting more or less common?
    Less common. 999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 939 in 2010, down 6.0%.