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![Show Contents]() Castel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Castel surname is derived from the same roots as the French word "château", which means "castle". Early Origins of the Castel familyThe surname Castel was first found in Artois, a former province of northern France where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor for many centuries. Chastel, Haute-Loire, is in the Haute-Loire department; Chastel, Haute-Loire, is in the Haute-Loire department; Chastel-Arnaud, is in the Drôme department; Chastel-Nouvel, is in the Lozère department; and Chastel-sur-Murat, is in the Cantal department. Guigo I also known as Guigues du Chastel, Guigo de Castro and Guigo of Saint-Romain, (1083-1136), was a Carthusian monk and the 5th prior of Grande Chartreuse monastery in the 12th century. Tanneguy III du Chastel (or Tanguy du Châtel) (1369-1449) was a French military leader of the Hundred Years' War. he was so well regarded the King Louis XI had him buried at the Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry-Saint-André (Loiret), where Louis XI himself was later buried in 1483. Early History of the Castel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Castel research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1616, 1618, 1635, 1644, 1681, 1683, 1684, 1694, 1703, 1712, 1716 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Castel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Castel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Castel, Castet, Castets, Castex, Castelli, Ducastel, Delcastel and many more. Early Notables of the Castel familyAnother 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Castel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Castel RankingIn France, the name Castel is the 468th most popular surname with an estimated 9,388 people with that name. 1
 Castel migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Castel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Castel, aged 22, who landed in Virginia in 1635 2
Castel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Pierre Castel, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720
- Louise-Joseph Castel, who settled in Louisiana in 1718-1730
Castel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Ferdinand Castel, who arrived in New York,NY in 1824 2
- Wm. Castel, who settled in New York in 1832
- Pierre Castel, on record in New Orleans in 1837
- Augustin Castel, who arrived in New Orleans in 1837
- Antoine Castel, who arrived in New Orleans in 1840
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| Castel migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Castel Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Cos Castel, who Loyalist Oath was recorded in Ontario, Canada in 1796
- Cos Castel, who settled in Canada in 1796
| Contemporary Notables of the name Castel (post 1700) | + |
- Peter Kevin Castel (b. 1950), American senior district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Isidore Castel, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Oran, 1884 3
- Catherine Castel (b. 1950), French actress and director
- Alexianne Castel (b. 1990), French four-time gold and two-time silver medalist swimmer
- Richard Castel (b. 1972), former French rugby union player
- Robert Castel (1933-2013), French sociologist and researcher
- Moshe Castel (1909-1991), Israeli painter
- Lou Castel (b. 1943), Colombian actor, best known for his work in Italian films
- Nico Castel (b. 1931), Portuguese comprimario tenor
- Jean-Gabriel Castel (b. 1925), Canadian law professor and Professor Emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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
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