How common is the last name Castro?

187,649 people in the United States have the last name Castro, about 1 in 1,593. It ranks #130 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CASTRO

#130

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
187,649
About
1 in 1,593
This common or more
18.8%
Who bears it

Of the 187,649 people with the last name Castro, 86.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% as White and 4.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Castro

#128 Wallace · 189,325#129 Cole · 187,989#131 Herrera · 186,848#132 Medina · 186,456

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Castro, most common first.

#54,873 Castoro · 405

Also a first name

As a first name, Castro ranks #24,232 of 53,615, with 399 people. See Castro as a first name

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