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

Castrosánchez, 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 Castrosánchez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Castrosánchez in America

Castrosánchez is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Castrosánchez surname appeared 141 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 Castrosánchez.

The history of the last name Castrosánchez

The surname CASTROSANCHEZ originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a compound surname formed from the combination of two distinct elements - Castro, derived from the Latin word "castrum" meaning a fortified village or camp, and Sanchez, a patronymic surname indicating "son of Sancho," with Sancho being a common Spanish given name derived from the Latin name Sanctius.

The Castro portion of the name likely originated in one of the numerous settlements or villages in Spain bearing the name Castro, indicating that the earliest bearers of this surname hailed from such a place. The Sanchez element, on the other hand, suggests a connection to an ancestor named Sancho.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CASTROSANCHEZ can be found in the 13th-century Libro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval Spanish document that recorded landholdings and vassalage relationships in the Kingdom of Castile. This suggests that individuals bearing this surname held land or had ties to the Castilian nobility during that era.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named Diego de CASTROSANCHEZ was mentioned in the chronicles of the conquest of the Canary Islands, where he served as a soldier under the command of Juan Rejón, a conquistador who led the conquest of Gran Canaria in the 1480s.

Another historical figure bearing this surname was Francisco de CASTROSANCHEZ, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied the expeditions of Juan Ponce de León to Florida in the early 16th century. He is believed to have been born around 1480 and died sometime after 1521.

In the 17th century, Pedro de CASTROSANCHEZ was a prominent Spanish playwright and poet from Madrid. He was born in 1604 and is best known for his plays "El desdén con el desdén" and "La fuerza de la ley."

During the 18th century, José de CASTROSANCHEZ was a noted Spanish military engineer and cartographer. He was involved in the construction of several fortifications and produced detailed maps of various regions in Spain and its territories.

Lastly, in the 19th century, Mariano de CASTROSANCHEZ was a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Congress of Deputies, representing the province of Zamora, from 1844 to 1846.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Castrosánchez

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

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 Castrosánchez 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.

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

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