Castillo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Castillo family

The surname Castillo was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Many of the family joined the Conquest of England in 1066 to fill the many vocations that arose. Henry de Castillun or Chastillon (fl. 1195), was Archdeacon of Canterbury and is first mentioned as a judge of the king's court in 1195. "In the records of fines for that year he is mentioned as Henry de Chastilon or Castilliun, but in those of 1196 he is always called Henry, archdeacon of Canterbury. It may therefore be presumed that he was appointed about the end of 1195 or the beginning of 1196. He may possibly be the same person as the Henry de Casteillun who in 1197 rendered an account of receipts and payments of the office of chamberlain of Condon for the two years beginning Whitsuntide 1195." 1

Early History of the Castillo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Castillo research. Another 323 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1668 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Castillo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Castillo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Castillon, Castillau, Castillo, Casttilon, Casttilonne, Gastillon, Gastilon, Gastillau, Gastillo, Castilon, Castillone, Castillau, Cassttilon, Cassttilone, Casstilon, Casstilone, Casttillon, Casttillone, Cassttillon, Cassttillone, Casttilonne, Casstilonne, Casstilonne, Casttillone, Gastillone, Gasttilon, Gasttilone, Gassttilon, Gassttilone, Gasstilon, Gasstilone, Gasttillon, Gasttillone, Gassttillon, Gassttillone, Gasttilonne, Gasstilonne, Gasstilonne and many more.

Early Notables of the Castillo family

Antoine-Hercule de Castillon, Lord of Castillon, Baron of St-Victor and Marquis of St-Victor

Castillo World Ranking

the United States, the name Castillo is the 207^th most popular surname with an estimated 126,837 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Castillo is ranked the 2,413^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 3 And in South America, the name Castillo is the 62^nd popular surname with an estimated 70 people with that name. 4

Castillo migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Castillo Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Catherine Castillo, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sandford" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 9th July 1856 5
Miss Mary Castillo, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sandford" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 9th July 1856 5

Castillo migration to the United States +

Castillo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Catalina Castillo, who arrived in Cartagena in 1597

Castillo Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Maria Del Castillo, who settled in New Orleans in 1778
Josefa Del Castillo, who settled in New Orleans in 1779
Geronimo Castillo, who settled in Louisiana in 1779

Castillo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Castillo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 6
Manuel Castillo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 6
Rafael Del Castillo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 6
Bartolome Del Castillo, who arrived in America in 1812 6
Gonzalo Del Castillo, who arrived in America in 1814 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Castillo (post 1700) +

Michel Janicot del Castillo (1933-2024), French writer, prize winner of the Prix Chateaubriand for Le Silence des Pierres (1975) and Renaudot for La nuit du Décret (1981)
Isora del Castillo (b. 1932), Cuban former infielder who played from 1949 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Antonio Salazar Castillo (1989-2022), Mexican professional footballer who last played as striker for Cimarrones de Sonora in Ascenso MX in 2015
Eva Castillo (1969-2022), born Minerva Castillo, a Filipina singer
Jaime García Márquez Patricio Castillo San Juan (1940-2021), better known as Patricio Castillo, Chilean born Mexican actor
Gonzalo Galván Castillo (1951-2020), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
José Castillo Rondón (1981-2018), Venezuelan professional baseball infielder
Abelardo Castillo (1935-2017), Argentine writer, novelist and essayist
José Oscar Barahona Castillo (1938-2016), El Salvador Roman Catholic bishop
... (Another 33 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"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/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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)