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    The surname Castellano

    A Spanish surname, carried by 11,238 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C234

    Castellano: #3,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Castellano #3,212, 11,238 people Castellano: #3,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Castellano #3,212, 11,238 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castellano is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,238 people named Castellano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,473 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,732.

    #3,212
    rank among US surnames
    11,238
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,361)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,203Royer11,27927,373
    #3,204Colby11,27827,376
    #3,205Daily11,27627,381
    #3,206Hammons11,27327,388
    #3,207Pemberton11,27227,390
    #3,208Wellman11,26027,420
    #3,209Montague11,25827,425

    Who is named Castellano

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

    51% of people named Castellano identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 51%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 44%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Castellanos

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Richard S. Castellano
      American actor (1933–1988)
    • Paul Castellano
      American crime boss (1915–1985)
    • Ramón José Castellano
      Argentinian Archbishop (1903–1979)
    • Talia Joy Castellano
      American make-up artist and blogger, 1999–2013

    Notable Castellanos come mostly from the United States (3) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Castellano

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Castellano come from?
    Castellano is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Castellano?
    11,238 people in the United States had the surname Castellano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,473 Americans. It ranked 3,212th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Castellano?
    In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Castellano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Castellano?
    Richard S. Castellano, American actor (1933–1988), followed by Paul Castellano.
    Where is the surname Castellano most common?
    Wikidata records people named Castellano in the United States and Argentina.
    Is the surname Castellano getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,732 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,238 in 2010, up 16%.