Castaneda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Castaneda family

The surname Castaneda was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Castaneda family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Castaneda research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1781, 1828, 1873 and 1883 are included under the topic Early Castaneda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Castaneda Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Castaneda, Castanon, Castarede and others.

Early Notables of the Castaneda family

Prominent among members of the family

General don Ramón de Castaneda y Rada, Count of Udalla on June 19, 1781

Castaneda Ranking

In the United States, the name Castaneda is the 923^rd most popular surname with an estimated 32,331 people with that name. 1

Castaneda migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Castaneda Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso De Castaneda, who arrived in America in 1512
Cristobal De Castaneda, who arrived in America in 1528
Pedro De Castaneda, who settled in Peru in 1563
Juana De Castaneda, who arrived in New Spain in 1576
Bernabe De Castaneda, who settled in New Granada in 1577

Castaneda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rafael Castaneda, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
Juan De Castaneda, who landed in America in 1811 2
Alonso De Castaneda, who landed in America in 1812 2
Esteban De Castaneda, who arrived in America in 1827 2
Cristobal De Castaneda, who arrived in America in 1828 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Castaneda (post 1700) +

Carlos Arana Castaneda (1925-1998), Peruvian author on Mesoamerican shamanism
Maria “Movita” Castaneda (b. 1917), American actress, second wife of Marlon Brando
Steve Castaneda, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Chula Vista, California, 2006, 2010 3
Rosemary Castaneda, American politician, Mayor of Miami, Arizona, 2013 3
Maria M. Castaneda, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008 3
Jose Castaneda, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Salinas, California, 2004 3
Chrysta Castaneda, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Texas 33rd District, 2012 3
Javier Castañeda López (b. 1955), Spanish retired footballer
Juan Castaneda (b. 1980), Spanish championship fencer
Samuel Cabrera Castañeda (1960-2022), Colombian professional road cyclist
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html