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    The surname Castillejo

    A Spanish surname, carried by 552 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C234

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castillejo is more common than 75.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Castillejo; this surname is predominantly found in Spain and Peru.

    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 552 people named Castillejo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 559,322 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 358.

    #39,773
    rank among US surnames
    552
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54.2%
    change since 2000 (was #54,020)

    Who is named Castillejo

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

    88% of people named Castillejo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 8.5%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Castillejo

    Castillejo 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 Castillejo come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Castillejo; this surname is predominantly found in Spain and Peru.
    How common is the surname Castillejo?
    552 people in the United States had the surname Castillejo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 559,322 Americans. It ranked 39,773rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Castillejo?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Castillejo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Castillejo getting more or less common?
    More common. 358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 552 in 2010, up 54%.