The surname Castro
A Spanish surname, carried by 184,134 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈkæstɹoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex C236
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).
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 184,134 people named Castro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,677 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 133,254.
Who is named Castro
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
87% of people named Castro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
- White (not Hispanic) 7.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- Two or more races 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Castros
29 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Julián Castro16th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 181st Mayor of San Antonio
- Hélio CastronevesBrazilian racecar driver, born 1975
- Raquel CastroAmerican actress and singer, born 1994
- Raúl Héctor CastroAmerican judge (1916-2015)
- Santiago CastroArgentine association football player, born 2004
- Lucas CastroArgentine professional footballer, born 1989
- Eduardo Viveiros de CastroBrazilian anthropologist, born 1951
- David CastroAmerican actor, born 1996
- Juan José CastroArgentine musician, composer, condutro, violinist and pianist (1895–1968)
- Jorge Fernando CastroArgentine boxer (1967–2026)
- Alessio Castro-MontesAssociation football player, born 1997
- Luciano CastroArgentine actor, born 1975
Notable Castros come mostly from Argentina (9), the United States (8) and Brazil (8).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Castro
Castro has the Soundex code C236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C236.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Castro come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).
- How common is the surname Castro?
- 184,134 people in the United States had the surname Castro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,677 Americans. It ranked 138th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Castro?
- In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Castro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Castro?
- Julián Castro, 16th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 181st Mayor of San Antonio, followed by Hélio Castroneves.
- Where is the surname Castro most common?
- Wikidata records people named Castro in Argentina, the United States and Brazil and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Castro?
- Castro is /ˈkæstɹoʊ/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Castro getting more or less common?
- More common. 133,254 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 184,134 in 2010, up 38%.