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The surname Delcastillo

A Spanish surname, carried by 4,013 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex D422

Delcastillo: #8,254 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Delcastillo #8,254, 4,013 people Delcastillo: #8,254 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Delcastillo #8,254, 4,013 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Delcastillo is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish del Castillo (literally “from the castle”).

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 4,013 people named Delcastillo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,138.

#8,254
rank among US surnames
4,013
people in 2010
1.4
per 100,000 Americans
+27.9%
change since 2000 (was #9,502)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#8,249Prickett4,01676,879
#8,250Edison4,01576,898
#8,253Borland4,01476,917
#8,254Murphey4,01376,936
#8,259Piercy4,01276,956

Who is named Delcastillo

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

76% of people named Delcastillo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 76%
  • White (not Hispanic) 12%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
  • Two or more races 0.6%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Delcastillos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo
    Bolivian catholic priest (1936–2019)

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Delcastillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish del Castillo (literally “from the castle”).
How common is the surname Delcastillo?
4,013 people in the United States had the surname Delcastillo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. It ranked 8,254th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Delcastillo?
In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Delcastillo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Delcastillo?
Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, Bolivian catholic priest (1936–2019).
Where is the surname Delcastillo most common?
Wikidata records people named Delcastillo in Bolivia.
Is the surname Delcastillo getting more or less common?
More common. 3,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,013 in 2010, up 28%.