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

Castiblanco, 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 Castiblanco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Castiblanco in America

Castiblanco is the 52851st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Castiblanco surname appeared 392 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 Castiblanco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Castiblanco 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 Castiblanco

The surname CASTIBLANCO originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a locational surname derived from the name of a specific place, likely a town or village called "Castillo Blanco" or "White Castle." This name is composed of the Spanish words "castillo" meaning "castle" and "blanco" meaning "white."

Records indicate that the CASTIBLANCO surname first appeared in the regions of Castile and León in central Spain. It is possible that the name referred to individuals who hailed from a settlement with a prominent white castle or fortification. The earliest known bearers of this surname may have been nobles, soldiers, or people associated with a specific castle or fortified location.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the CASTIBLANCO surname appears in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt) written in the 14th century during the reign of King Alfonso XI of Castile. This book documented hunting expeditions and included lists of participants, some of whom bore the CASTIBLANCO surname.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, individuals with the CASTIBLANCO surname likely migrated to the New World, carrying their family name to various regions of Latin America. Some notable bearers of the CASTIBLANCO surname throughout history include:

1. Rodrigo de Castiblanco (c. 1480 - c. 1550), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro.
2. Juana de Castiblanco (c. 1520 - c. 1590), a Spanish noblewoman known for her patronage of the arts and literature.
3. Pedro de Castiblanco (c. 1570 - c. 1640), a Spanish architect and engineer who contributed to the construction of numerous churches and fortifications in colonial Mexico.
4. María Castiblanco (c. 1610 - c. 1680), a renowned Spanish painter and portraitist active in the Golden Age of Spanish art.
5. Francisco Castiblanco (c. 1750 - c. 1820), a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish colonial administration in Cuba.

The CASTIBLANCO surname has endured through the centuries, reflecting its origins in the historic regions of Spain and its subsequent spread to various parts of the world through migration and colonial expansion.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Castiblanco

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

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 Castiblanco 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 Castiblanco 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 Castiblanco was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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