Casteel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Spain

Etymology of Casteel

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

Early Origins of the Casteel family

Early History of the Casteel family

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Casteel Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Casteel 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...
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Casteel Ranking

the United States, the name Casteel is the 3,406^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1