Castillo

See also: castillo

English

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (castle).
    • 1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4:
      Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.
  2. A surname from French, a rare variant of Castillon.

Alternative forms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Castillo is the 93rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 230420 individuals. Castillo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.26%) individuals.

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

From Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cas‧til‧lo
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiljo/ [kɐs̪ˈt̪il̪.jo]

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiljo/ [kɐsˈtil.jo]
  • Hyphenation: Cas‧til‧lo

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo, widespread across Ilocano-speaking areas
  • kastilio

Ivatan

Etymology

From Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a common surname from Spanish, most common in Batanes

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a surname from Spanish

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cas‧til‧lo
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiljo/, [kasˈtɪl.jʊ]

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo

Spanish

Etymology

From castillo (castle).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʝo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʎo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʃo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtiʒo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: Cas‧ti‧llo

Proper noun

Castillo m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Descendants

  • Cebuano: Castillo
  • English: Castillo
  • Ilocano: Castillo
  • Pangasinan: Castillo
  • Tagalog: Castillo
  • Waray-Waray: Castillo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo, from castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kasˈtiljo/ [kɐsˈt̪il.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: Cas‧til‧lo
  • Homophone: kastilyo

Proper noun

Castillo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo, common in the Philippines, widespread across Tagalog-speaking areas but most concentrated around Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan and Cavite.
  2. a barangay of Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Castillo

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo