Castanon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Castanon family

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

Important Dates for the Castanon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Castanon research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1781 is included under the topic Early Castanon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Castanon Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Castanon family (pre 1700)

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Castanon migration to the United States

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Castanon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Fco Castanon, aged 27, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1848 ^[1]
• Gonzalo Castanon, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1867 ^[1]
• Pedro Castanon, who arrived in Nicaragua in 1879 ^[1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Castanon (post 1700)

• Joseph Michael Castanon (b. 1997), known by his stage name Sir Castanon, an American child actor and pop singer-songwriter
• Jesus Lopez Castanon (b. 1973), Mexican jockey in American thoroughbred racing who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes; as of April 2015, he has 2,042 career wins
• José Manuel Castañón (1920-2001), Spanish writer
• Augusto Ulloa y Castañón (1823-1879), Spanish lawyer, politician and journalist, Minister of State in 1872 and 1874

Citations

1. ^ 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)