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    The surname Castile

    A surname, carried by 1,176 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C234

    Castile: #22,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Castile #22,047, 1,176 people Castile: #22,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Castile #22,047, 1,176 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castile is more common than 86.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,176 people named Castile in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,539 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,039.

    #22,047
    rank among US surnames
    1,176
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.2%
    change since 2000 (was #22,983)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,047Whistler1,176262,539
    #22,056Hopf1,175262,762

    Who is named Castile

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

    55% of people named Castile identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 55%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Castiles

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christopher Castile
      American actor, born 1980

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Castile

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Castile?
    1,176 people in the United States had the surname Castile in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,539 Americans. It ranked 22,047th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Castile?
    In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Castile identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Castile?
    Christopher Castile, American actor.
    Where is the surname Castile most common?
    Wikidata records people named Castile in the United States.
    Is the surname Castile getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,176 in 2010, up 13%.