Find out how popular the last name Casilla is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Casilla.

Casilla, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Casilla surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Casilla in America

Casilla is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Casilla surname appeared 315 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Casilla.

We can also compare 2010 data for Casilla to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Casilla

The surname Casilla is of Spanish origin, derived from the word "casilla," which means a small house or cabin. Its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in Spain, particularly in regions like Andalusia and Castile.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Casilla can be found in historical documents and records from the 14th and 15th centuries. One notable mention is in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a medieval hunting treatise compiled during the reign of King Alfonso XI of Castile (1312-1350).

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Casilla began to appear more frequently in various Spanish archives and manuscripts, indicating its widespread use across different regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Some notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Juan Casilla (1520-1592), a renowned painter from Seville, and María Casilla (1575-1647), a philanthropist and benefactor from Granada.

As Spanish exploration and colonization expanded to the Americas, the surname Casilla also found its way to the New World. One notable figure was Francisco Casilla (1610-1678), a Spanish settler and landowner in the Viceroyalty of Peru, who established a hacienda near the city of Arequipa.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname Casilla continued to be prevalent in Spain and its colonies. Pedro Casilla (1745-1819) was a prominent military officer who served in the Spanish army during the Napoleonic Wars, while Juana Casilla (1790-1862) was a renowned scholar and educator from Cadiz.

The surname Casilla has also been associated with various place names and locations in Spain, such as the village of Casillas in the province of Avila and the municipality of Casillas de Coria in the province of Cáceres.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the surname Casilla, including Andrés Casilla (1867-1945), a Chilean politician and diplomat; José Casilla (1892-1976), a Spanish painter and artist from Seville; and Carmen Casilla (1915-2002), a renowned Peruvian actress and theater director.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Casilla

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Casilla.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Casilla was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Casilla has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Casilla was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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