Castile History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Castile 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 Castile family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Castile was an occupational name for a person who worked in a castle.

Early Origins of the Castile family

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

Early History of the Castile family

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Castile Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Castile 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...
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Castile Ranking

In the United States, the name Castile is the 14,383^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Castile migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Castile Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Raymond Castile, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 2

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)