Castillo (surname)
Castillo is a Spanish surname meaning "castle".People
Notable people with the surname include:Actors, singers, musicians
- Alberto Castillo , Argentine tango singer and actor
- Alexandra Castillo, Chilean-Canadian actress and dancer
- 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
- Ramiro Melo Castillo, American rock drummer
Sports figures
Baseball
- Alberto Castillo , Dominican baseball catcher
- Alberto Castillo , Cuban baseball pitcher
- Benny Castillo, Dominican baseball player and manager
- Bobby Castillo, American baseball pitcher
- Braulio Castillo , Dominican baseball outfielder
- Carlos Castillo , American baseball pitcher
- Carmen Castillo, Dominican baseball outfielder
- Diego Castillo , Dominican baseball pitcher
- Fabio Castillo, Dominican baseball pitcher
- Frank Castillo, American baseball pitcher
- José Castillo , Venezuelan baseball infielder
- José Castillo , Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Juan Castillo , Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Juan Castillo , Dominican baseball infielder
- Lendy Castillo, Dominican baseball pitcher
- Luis Castillo , Dominican baseball pitcher
- Luis Castillo , Dominican baseball infielder
- Manny Castillo, Dominican baseball infielder
- Marty Castillo, American baseball infielder and catcher
- Rusney Castillo, Cuban baseball outfielder
- Tony Castillo , American baseball catcher
- Tony Castillo , 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 , American boxer
Football (soccer)
- Christian Castillo , 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, Ecuadoran footballer
Other sports
- Brenda Castillo, Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Gil Castillo, American martial arts fighter
- Jesús Castillo Jr., Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- Juan Castillo , American football offensive line coach
- Luis Castillo , American football player
Painters, sculptors
- Jorge Castillo , Spanish-Argentine painter and sculptor
- José del Castillo, Spanish painter in the Absolutism movement
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
- Jorge Del Castillo, Peruvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Peru
- Marcela Guerra Castillo, Mexican politician
- Miguel Santín del Castillo, President of El Salvador 1858-1860
- Oscar Castillo, Argentine politician, former governor of Catamarca Province
- 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
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Spanish conquistador
- Christian Castillo , activist in the Socialist Workers' Party
- Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias, Spanish military general
- Heberto Castillo, Mexican civil engineer and political activist
- Jorge Castillo , Cuban-American chef and television personality
- José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
- José Castillo , Spanish Police Assault Guard lieutenant during the Second Spanish Republic
- Karol Castillo, Peruvian beauty pageant winner
- Rafael Castillo, several people
- Roberto Castillo, several people
- Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Venezuelan archbishop and cardinal; Vatican official
- Ruben Castillo , United States District Judge
- Sarai Sanchez Castillo, Venezuelan woman chess grandmaster
- Susie Castillo, American beauty queen, Miss USA 2003
Fictional characters
- Eden and Cruz Castillo, couple on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
- Violetta Castillo, main character in the Disney series "Violetta".
- Jimena Castillo, from Daughters of the Moon
- Laurel Castillo, character from ‘’How to Get Away with Murder’’
- Lt. Martin Castillo, from Miami Vice
- Richard Castillo, Star Trek character
- Zoë Castillo, character from the computer game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Geographical distribution
As of 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 Panama, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following provinces:
- 1. Chiriquí Province
- 2. Bocas del Toro Province
- 3. Coclé Province
- 4. Veraguas Province
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