# Decastro (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/decastro/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,354 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,361 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,666 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (4,235 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish de Castro, a common Filipino surname, but also a Hispanic surname.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Decastro in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 37% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Decastro in Brazil and Argentina.

## People named Decastro

- Sergio de Castro, Argentinian-french artist (1922-2012)
- Adriana Cardoso de Castro, Brazilian handball player
- Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter and arranger
- Rincón, Brazilian footballer, born 1987
- Wilson Simonal, Brazilian recording artist; singer (1938–2000)

## Similar surnames

Decosta, Dagostino, Dacosta.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.