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    The surname Castor

    A Greek surname, carried by 6,063 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkæs.tɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex C236

    Castor: #5,722 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Castor #5,722, 6,063 people Castor: #5,722 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Castor #5,722, 6,063 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castor is more common than 96.5% of them.

    Origin

    Greek origin

    From Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr, “beaver”).

    One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,063 people named Castor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,923 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,331.

    #5,722
    rank among US surnames
    6,063
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,944)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,718Chaparro6,06650,898
    #5,719Pinedo6,06550,906
    #5,721Whetstone6,06450,915
    #5,722Shaikh6,06350,923

    Who is named Castor

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

    61% of people named Castor identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.7%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Castors

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kathy Castor
      American lawyer & politician (born 1966)
    • Jimmy Castor
      American musician (1940–2012)
    • Bruce Castor
      American lawyer and politician, born 1961
    • Annie Glenn
      American advocate (1920-2020)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Castor

    Castor has the Soundex code C236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C236.

    Other Greek surnames

    All 45 Greek surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Castor come from?
    From Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr, “beaver”).
    How common is the surname Castor?
    6,063 people in the United States had the surname Castor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,923 Americans. It ranked 5,722nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Castor?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Castor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Castor?
    Kathy Castor, American lawyer & politician (born 1966), followed by Jimmy Castor.
    Where is the surname Castor most common?
    Wikidata records people named Castor in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Castor?
    Castor is /ˈkæs.tɚ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Castor getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,063 in 2010, up 14%.