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

LópezCastillo, 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 LópezCastillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LópezCastillo in America

LópezCastillo is the 76768th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LópezCastillo surname appeared 250 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 LópezCastillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for LópezCastillo 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 LópezCastillo

The surname "LOPEZCASTILLO" is of Spanish origin, dating back to the medieval period in Spain. It is a compound surname, formed by the combination of the two surnames "Lopez" and "Castillo."

The first part, "Lopez," is a patronymic surname derived from the given name "Lope," which is the Spanish form of the Germanic name "Loup" or "Lup," meaning "wolf." It was a common name among the Visigoths who ruled Spain before the Muslim conquest in the 8th century.

The second part, "Castillo," is a topographic surname referring to a castle or fortified structure. It likely originated from someone who lived near or was associated with a particular castle or fortified town.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "LOPEZCASTILLO" can be found in the archives of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Burgos, Spain, where a nobleman named Rodrigo Lopez de Castillo is mentioned in a document dated 1342.

During the 15th century, the name appears in various historical records from the Kingdom of Aragon, such as the marriage record of Juan Lopez de Castillo and Catalina de Aragón in 1478.

Prominent individuals with the surname "LOPEZCASTILLO" include:

1. Diego Lopez de Castillo (1525-1584), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Guatemala and founded the city of Nueva Sevilla in 1543.

2. Fray Bartolomé Lopez de Castillo (1570-1629), a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who established several missions in New Mexico and authored works on the indigenous languages and cultures of the region.

3. María Lopez de Castillo (1670-1738), a Spanish noblewoman and philanthropist known for her support of various charitable institutions in Madrid.

4. Juan Lopez de Castillo (1720-1790), a Spanish military officer who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1765 to 1770.

5. Andrés Lopez de Castillo (1825-1892), a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the governor of the state of Veracruz from 1876 to 1880.

The surname "LOPEZCASTILLO" has also been associated with various place names, such as the town of Villacastillo de Lopez in the province of Segovia, Spain, which likely derived its name from a prominent family bearing this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LópezCastillo

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

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

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