Castillo (surname)
Castillo is a Spanish surname meaning "castle".
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, the frequency of the surname Castillo was highest in the following countries:[1]
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In the United States, the frequency of Castillo was 1: 1,949. The frequency was higher than the national average in the following states:[1]
- 1. Texas (1: 563)
- 2. New Mexico (1: 619)
- 3. California (1: 874)
- 4. Arizona (1: 1,156)
- 5. Hawaii (1: 1,222)
- 6. Florida (1: 1,639)
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Abelardo Castillo (contemporary), Argentine writer and editor
- Alberto Castillo (catcher) (born 1970), Dominican professional baseball player
- Alberto Castillo (performer) (1914–2002), Argentine tango singer and actor
- Alberto Castillo (pitcher) (born 1975), Cuban professional baseball player
- Alexandra Castillo (born 1971), actress
- Alonso de Castillo Solórzano (1584–1647), Spanish novelist and playwright
- Ana Castillo (born 1953), American novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828–1897), Spanish politician and historian; assassinated
- Benny Castillo (born 1966), American baseball player
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492–1581), Spanish conquistador
- Braulio Castillo (born 1933), Puerto Rican telenovela actor
- Braulio Castillo (baseball) (born 1968), Dominican professional baseball player
- Braulio Castillo, hijo (born 1964), Puerto Rican actor
- Brenda Castillo (born 1992), Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Brian Castillo (born 1968), American musician, producer, and photographer
- Carlos Castillo Armas (1914–1957), President of Guatemala 1954–1957; assassinated
- Carlos Castillo Medrano (died 2013), Guatemalan politician
- Christian Castillo (politician) (born 1967), activist in the Socialist Workers' Party (Argentina)
- Christian Castillo (footballer) (born 1984), Salvadoran footballer
- Chucho Castillo (1944–2013), Mexican professional boxer
- Daniela Castillo (born 1982), Chilean pop singer and actress
- Demetrio Castillo Duany (1856 - 1922), Cuban revolutionary, soldier, and politician
- Edgar Castillo (born 1986), American playing football (soccer) for Mexico
- Eliecer Castillo (born 1970), Cuban professional boxer
- Eliseo Castillo (born 1975), Cuban professional boxer
- Emil Castillo (born 1979)
Dominican/American singer,youtube video producer/editor
- Emilio Castillo (contemporary), American saxophone player and composer
- Eugene F. Castillo (contemporary), Filipino-American orchestra conductor
- Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias (1642–1716), Spanish military general
- Frank Castillo (1969–2013), American professional baseball player
- Gil Castillo (born 1965), American martial arts fighter
- Heberto Castillo (1928–1997), Mexican civil engineer and political activist
- Irán Castillo (born 1977), Mexican actress
- Jesús Castillo, Jr. (contemporary), professional wrestler
- Joey Castillo (born 1966), American rock drummer
- Jorge Castillo (artist) (born 1933), Spanish-Argentine painter and sculptor
- Jorge Castillo (chef) (contemporary), Cuban-American chef and television personality
- José de Jesús Castillo Rentería (1927–2013), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
- Jorge Del Castillo (born 1950), Peruvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Peru
- José Castillo (baseball) (born 1982), Venezuelan professional baseball player
- José Castillo (Spanish Civil War) (1901–1936), Spanish Police Assault Guard lieutenant during the Second Spanish Republic
- José del Castillo (1737–1793), Spanish painter in the Absolutism movement
- José Luis Castillo (born 1973), Mexican professional boxer
- Juan Castillo (American football) (born 1959), American football offensive line coach
- Juan Castillo (pitcher) (born 1970), Venezuelan professional baseball player
- Juan Guillermo Castillo, Uruguayan football (soccer) player
- Juan Ignacio González del Castillo (1763–1800), Spanish author of comic theater
- Karol Castillo (1989–2013), Peruvian beauty pageant winner
- Kate del Castillo (born 1972), Mexican actress
- Liset Castillo (born 1973), Cuban basketball player
- Luis Castillo (American football) (born 1983), American professional football player
- Luis Castillo (baseball) (born 1975), Dominican professional baseball player
- Manny Castillo (born 1957), Dominican baseball player
- Marcela Guerra Castillo (contemporary), served in the Chamber of Deputies 2003–2006
- María de Jesús Castillo (born 1983), Mexican female footballer
- Marino Vinicio Castillo (contemporary), Dominican lawyer and politician
- Martín Castillo (born 1977), Mexican champion professional boxer
- Marty Castillo (born 1957), American professional baseball player
- Mark Castillo American physical education teacher at Saint Joseph's Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California.
- Mary Castillo (born 1974), American author
- Miguel Santín del Castillo (19th century), President of El Salvador 1858–1860
- Nery Castillo (born 1984), Mexican professional football player
- Oscar Castillo (born 1954), Argentine politician, former governor of Catamarca Province
- Otto René Castillo (1936–1967), Guatemalan poet and revolutionary
- Pilar del Castillo (born 1952), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
- Rafael Castillo (disambiguation), several people
- Rainier Castillo (born 1985), Filipino actor
- Ramiro Castillo (1966–1997), Bolivian professional football player
- Ramón Castillo (1873–1944), President of Argentina 1942–1943
- Randy Castillo (1950–2002), American rock drummer
- Roberto Castillo (disambiguation), several people
- Rosalio José Castillo Lara (born 1922), Venezuelan archbishop and cardinal; Vatican official
- Ruben Castillo (boxer) (born 1957), American professional boxer
- Ruben Castillo (judge), United States District Judge
- Sandra M. Castillo (born 1962), Cuban-American poet
- Segundo Castillo (born 1982), Ecuadoran professional football player
- Sergio Badilla Castillo (born 1947), Chilean poet
- Susie Castillo (born 1980), American beauty queen, Miss USA 2003
- Tony Castillo (pitcher) (born 1963), former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher
- Tony Castillo (catcher) (born 1957), retired American baseball catcher
- Valdemar Castillo (born 1946), Belizean politician
- Welington Castillo (born 1987), Dominican baseball catcher
Fictional characters:
- Eden and Cruz Castillo, couple on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
- Jimena Castillo, from Daughters of the Moon (book series)
- Lt. Martin Castillo, from Miami Vice
- Richard Castillo, Star Trek character
- Zoë Castillo, character from the computer game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
See also
References
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