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

Pérez-Castro, 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 Pérez-Castro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pérez-Castro in America

Pérez-Castro is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pérez-Castro surname appeared 216 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 Pérez-Castro.

The history of the last name Pérez-Castro

The surname PEREZCASTRO is of Spanish origin, with the first part "Perez" being a patronymic form derived from the personal name Pedro, which is the Spanish form of the name Peter. The second part "Castro" is a locational name referring to a place where a Roman castrum or military camp was once situated.

The name PEREZCASTRO can be traced back to the medieval period in Spain, particularly in the regions of Castile and León. The earliest recorded instances of this surname date back to the 13th century, where it appeared in various documents and records of that era.

One notable historical reference to the name PEREZCASTRO can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript that documented the ownership of lands and properties in the kingdom of Castile. This document mentions several individuals bearing the surname PEREZCASTRO as landowners or individuals of importance.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the name PEREZCASTRO gained prominence among the Spanish nobility and gentry. One example is Don Pedro Pérez de Castro, a 16th-century Spanish military commander who served in the army of King Charles V and participated in various campaigns against the Ottoman Empire (1500-1566).

Another notable figure with this surname was María Pérez de Castro, a 17th-century Spanish playwright and poet who gained recognition for her literary works, particularly her plays and religious poetry (1630-1707).

In the 18th century, the name PEREZCASTRO continued to be associated with the Spanish aristocracy. One example is José Pérez de Castro y Basconcillos, a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served as the Governor of the Philippines from 1776 to 1778.

The surname PEREZCASTRO also spread to the Americas during the Spanish colonization of the New World. One prominent figure was Juan Pérez de Castro, a 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés (1485-1546).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pérez-Castro

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pérez-Castro.

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 Pérez-Castro 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 Pérez-Castro was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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