The surname Decastro
A Spanish surname, carried by 5,354 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex D223
Origin
Spanish origin
From Spanish de Castro, a common Filipino surname, but also a Hispanic surname.
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 5,354 people named Decastro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,666 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,235.
Who is named Decastro
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
37% of people named Decastro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 37%
- White (not Hispanic) 33%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24%
- Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Decastros
5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sergio de CastroArgentinian-french artist (1922-2012)
- Adriana Cardoso de CastroBrazilian handball player, born 1990
- Rodrigo AmaranteBrazilian guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter and arranger, born 1976
- RincónBrazilian footballer, born 1987
- Wilson SimonalBrazilian recording artist; singer (1938–2000)
Notable Decastros come mostly from Brazil (4) and Argentina (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Decastro
Decastro has the Soundex code D223, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D223.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Decastro come from?
- From Spanish de Castro, a common Filipino surname, but also a Hispanic surname.
- How common is the surname Decastro?
- 5,354 people in the United States had the surname Decastro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,666 Americans. It ranked 6,361st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Decastro?
- In the 2010 Census, 37% of people named Decastro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Decastro?
- Sergio de Castro, Argentinian-french artist (1922-2012), followed by Adriana Cardoso de Castro.
- Where is the surname Decastro most common?
- Wikidata records people named Decastro in Brazil and Argentina.
- Is the surname Decastro getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,354 in 2010, up 26%.