Castillo (surname)
Castillo is a Spanish surname meaning 'castle'. The Portuguese version of this surname is Castilho.
People
Notable people with the surname include:Actors, singers, musicians
- Alaina Castillo, American singer and YouTuber
- Alberto Castillo (performer), Argentine tango singer and actor
- Alejandro Castillo (actor), Chilean actor and director
- Alexandra Castillo, Chilean-Canadian actress and dancer
- Amy Perez-Castillo, Filipino actress
- Braulio Castillo, Puerto Rican telenovela actor
- Braulio Castillo, hijo, Puerto Rican actor
- Daniela Castillo, Chilean pop singer and actress
- Emilio Castillo, American saxophone player and composer
- Eugene F. Castillo, Filipino-American orchestra conductor
- Guillermo Castillo, Cuban musician and songwriter
- Isabella Castillo, Cuban singer and actress
- Irán Castillo, Mexican actress
- Joey Castillo, American rock drummer
- Kate del Castillo, Mexican actress
- Mark Castillo, American drummer
- Rainier Castillo, Filipino actor
- Randy Castillo, American rock drummer
- Sophie Castillo, British indie pop singer-songwriter
Military figures
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Spanish conquistador
- Derricia Castillo-Salazar, Belizean military officer and activist
- Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias, Spanish military general
- José Castillo (police officer), Spanish Police Assault Guard lieutenant during the Second Spanish Republic
Sports figures
Baseball
- Alberto Castillo (catcher), Dominican baseball catcher
- Alberto Castillo (pitcher), Cuban baseball pitcher
- Benny Castillo, Dominican baseball player and manager
- Bobby Castillo, American baseball pitcher
- Braulio Castillo (baseball), Dominican baseball outfielder
- Carlos Castillo (baseball), American baseball pitcher
- Carmen Castillo, Dominican baseball outfielder
- Diego Castillo (pitcher), Dominican baseball pitcher
- Diego Castillo (infielder), Venezuelan baseball infielder
- Fabio Castillo, Dominican baseball pitcher
- Frank Castillo, American baseball pitcher
- José Castillo (infielder), Venezuelan baseball infielder
- José Castillo (pitcher), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Juan Castillo (pitcher), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Juan Castillo (second baseman), Dominican baseball infielder
- Lendy Castillo, Dominican baseball pitcher
- Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1992), Dominican baseball pitcher
- Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1995), Dominican baseball pitcher
- Luis Castillo (second baseman), Dominican baseball infielder
- Manny Castillo, Dominican baseball infielder
- Marty Castillo, American baseball infielder and catcher
- Rusney Castillo, Cuban baseball outfielder
- Tony Castillo (catcher), American baseball catcher
- Tony Castillo (pitcher), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Welington Castillo, Dominican baseball catcher
- Wilkin Castillo, Dominican baseball catcher
Basketball
- Liset Castillo, Cuban basketball player
- Sauce Castillo, nickname of Canadian basketball player Nik Stauskas
Boxing
- Chucho Castillo, Mexican boxer
- Eliecer Castillo, Cuban boxer
- Eliseo Castillo, Cuban boxer
- José Luis Castillo, Mexican boxer
- Martín Castillo, Mexican boxer
- Ruben Castillo (boxer), American boxer
Football (soccer)
- Alejandro Castillo (footballer), Mexican footballer
- Christian Castillo (footballer), Salvadoran footballer
- Edgar Castillo, American footballer for Mexico
- Juan Guillermo Castillo, Uruguayan footballer
- María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican footballer
- Nery Castillo, Mexican footballer
- Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer
- Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1913), Peruvian footballer
- Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982), Ecuadoran footballer
Other sports
- Adriana Castillo (archer), Mexican archer
- Brenda Castillo, Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Gil Castillo, American martial arts fighter
- Jesús Castillo Jr., Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- Juan Castillo (American football), American football offensive line coach
- Luis Castillo (American football), American football player
Painters, sculptors
- Carolina del Castillo Díaz, Spanish painter
- Jorge Castillo (artist), Spanish–Argentine painter and sculptor
- José del Castillo, Spanish painter in the Absolutism movement
- , Venezuelan painter
Politicians
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Spanish politician and historian; assassinated
- Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala 1954-1957; assassinated
- Carlos Castillo Medrano, Guatemalan politician
- Demetrio Castillo Duany, Cuban revolutionary, soldier, and politician
- Elsa Castillo, Venezuelan teacher and trade unionist
- Jorge Del Castillo, Peruvian lawyer and politician, former Prime Minister of Peru
- Laurent Castillo, French politician
- Lesbia Castillo, Venezuelan politician
- Marcela Guerra Castillo, Mexican politician
- Miguel Santín del Castillo, President of El Salvador 1858-1860
- Oscar Castillo, Argentine politician, former governor of Catamarca Province
- Pedro Castillo, Peruvian politician and President 2021-2022
- Pilar del Castillo, Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
- Ramón Castillo, President of Argentina 1942-1943
- Valdemar Castillo, Belizean politician
- Vincho Castillo, Dominican lawyer and politician
Writers, novelists, poets
- Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer and editor
- Alonso de Castillo Solórzano, Spanish novelist and playwright
- Ana Castillo, American novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist
- Cátulo Castillo, Argentine poet and tango music composer
- Juan Ignacio González del Castillo, Spanish author of comic theater
- Mary Castillo, American author
- Otto René Castillo, Guatemalan poet and revolutionary
- Sandra M. Castillo, Cuban-American poet
- Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet
Others
- Alejandro Castillo (criminal), American former fugitive
- Christian Castillo (politician), activist in the Socialist Workers' Party
- Heberto Castillo, Mexican civil engineer and political activist
- Jorge Castillo (chef), Cuban-American chef and television personality
- José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
- Karol Castillo, Peruvian beauty pageant winner
- Rafael Castillo (disambiguation), several people
- Roberto Castillo (disambiguation), several people
- Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Venezuelan archbishop and cardinal; Vatican official
- Ruben Castillo (judge), United States District Judge
- Sarai Sanchez Castillo, Venezuelan woman chess grandmaster
- Susie Castillo, American beauty queen, Miss USA 2003
Fictional characters
- Antón Castillo, main antagonist from Far Cry 6
- Eden and Cruz Castillo, couple on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
- Violetta Castillo, main character in the Disney series Violetta
- Jimena Castillo, from the Daughters of the Moon book series
- Laurel Castillo, from How to Get Away with Murder
- Lt. Martin Castillo, from Miami Vice
- Richard Castillo, Star Trek character
- Zoë Castillo, from the computer game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
- Citlali, Estela and Julián Castillo, from Mexican telenovella ''Vivan los Niños''
Geographical distribution
In 2014, 24.8% of all known bearers of the surname Castillo were residents of Mexico, 9.4% Venezuela, 8.1% of the Philippines, 7.6% of the United States, 7.3% of Colombia, 6.6% of Peru, 4.1% of Chile, 4.1% of the Dominican Republic, 4.0% of Argentina, 3.6% of Guatemala, 3.4% of Spain, 2.8% of Cuba, 2.5% of Panama, 2.3% of Ecuador, 2.2% of Honduras, 2.1% of Nicaragua, 1.3% of El Salvador and 1.2% of Costa Rica.In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following autonomous communities:
- 1. Ceuta
- 2. Cantabria
- 3. Andalusia
- 4. Melilla
- 5. Castilla-La Mancha
- 6. La Rioja
- 7. Region of Murcia
- 8. Aragon
In the United States, the frequency of Castillo was higher than national average in the following states:
- 1. Texas
- 2. New Mexico
- 3. California
- 4. Arizona
- 5. Nevada
- 6. Hawaii
- 7. Florida
- 8. New York