Castro (surname)


Castro is a Portuguese and Galician surname popular in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, coming from Latin castrum, meaning a castle or fortress. Its English equivalent is Chester.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 19.2% of all known bearers of the surname Castro were residents of Mexico, 12.0% of Colombia, 10.0% of Brazil, 6.8% of the Philippines, 6.3% of the United States, 5.2% of Argentina, 4.8% of Peru, 4.7% of Spain, 4.0% of Venezuela, 3.9% of Chile, 3.0% of Ecuador, 2.6% of Honduras, 2.4% of Guatemala, 2.0% of Costa Rica, 1.8% of Cuba, 1.7% of Nicaragua, 1.5% of Bolivia, 1.5% of El Salvador, 1.5% of Portugal, 1.4% of the Dominican Republic and 1.1% of Mozambique.
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following autonomous communities:
In Costa Rica, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following provinces:

People