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Origins Available:
Italy
Spain

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Castellano first began in medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Since Spain was periodically dominated by both the Germanic speakingVisigoths and the Arabic and Muslim Moors in its past, it's surnames share much in common with the surnames of both of these nations. Many people, such as the Castellano family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Castellano was an occupational name for a person who worked in a castle.

Early Origins of the Castellano family

The surname Castellano was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Castellano family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Castellano research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1202 is included under the topic Early Castellano History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Castellano Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Castellano, Castellanos and others.

Early Notables of the Castellano family

Prominent among members of the family

were sixteenth century Spanish poet and historian Juan de Castellanos, who lived the latter part of his life in the New World
nineteenth century Spanish politician Tomás Castellano y Villarroya
nineteenth century Argentinian colonist Aarón Castellanos, who founded the city of Esperanza and contributed greatly to the development of Argentinian agriculture
nineteenth century Cuban novelist and journalist Jesús Castellanos
nineteenth century Spanish writer and antiquarian Basilio Sebastián Castellanos de Losada

Castellano Ranking

In the United States, the name Castellano is the 4,254^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Castellano is ranked the 5,421^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Castellano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Castellano Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Castellano, who sailed to America in 1512
Martín Castellano, to Hispaniola in 1536

Castellano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Castellano, who arrived in America in 1812 3
Barbara Castellano, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
F Castellano, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
P Castellano, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1860 3
Agnese Castellano, aged 35, who landed in America from Guardia, in 1894

Castellano Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Adalaide Castellano, aged 21, who settled in America from Montesiloana, Italy, in 1905
Alberico Castellano, aged 16, who settled in America from Meta, Italy, in 1907
Alessandro Castellano, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Pisciotta, Italy, in 1909
Adelaide Castellano, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Mezzojuso, Sicily, in 1910
Adelina Castellano, aged 17, who landed in America from Canicotti, Girgenti, in 1913
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Castellano migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Castellano Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Martin Castellano, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1836 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Castellano (post 1700) +

Talia Joy Castellano (d. 2013), American Internet celebrity
Richard Salvatore Castellano (1933-1988), American actor who gained fame playing the part of Peter Clemenza, in The Godfather
Joe Castellano (b. 1962), American broadcaster
Thomas Castellano Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004 5
Philip Castellano, American politician, First Selectman of Norwalk, Connecticut, 1922-27 5
Mary Anne Castellano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1980 5
John Castellano, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1992 5
Ramón Castellano de Torres (b. 1947), Spanish artist
Pedro Orlando Castellano Arrieta (b. 1970), Venezuelan former Major League Baseball player
Javier Castellano (b. 1977), Venezuelan jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html