Find out how popular the last name Sánchez-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 Sánchez-Castro.

Sánchez-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 Sánchez-Castro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sánchez-Castro in America

Sánchez-Castro is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sánchez-Castro surname appeared 148 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 Sánchez-Castro.

The history of the last name Sánchez-Castro

The surname SANCHEZCASTRO is a compound surname that originates from Spain. It is a combination of two Spanish surnames, Sanchez and Castro.

The first part, Sanchez, is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Sancho, which is a Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius. Sanctius is derived from the Latin word "sanctus," meaning "holy" or "saintly." The surname Sanchez likely emerged in the early Middle Ages, around the 8th or 9th century, when patronymic surnames became more common in Spain.

The second part, Castro, is a toponymic surname derived from the Spanish word "castro," which means "fortified village" or "castle." It is likely that the name Castro was originally given to someone who lived near or was associated with a fortified settlement or castle.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Sanchez can be found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript that documents the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The manuscript mentions a person named Petrus Sancii, which translates to "Peter, son of Sancho."

In terms of historical figures with the surname SANCHEZCASTRO, one notable individual was Juan Sánchez Castro (1550-1624), a Spanish playwright and poet from the Golden Age of Spanish literature. Another was Pedro Sánchez de Castro (1516-1610), a Spanish theologian and writer who served as a professor at the University of Salamanca.

Other notable individuals with the surname SANCHEZCASTRO include:

1. Miguel Sánchez-Castro (1851-1926), a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as the Governor of Coahuila from 1905 to 1909.
2. Julio Sánchez-Castro (1898-1972), a Cuban composer and pianist known for his contributions to the danzón genre.
3. María Sánchez de Castro (1644-1706), a Spanish mystic and writer who founded the Convent of the Incarnation in Madrid.
4. Ignacio Sánchez de Castro (1809-1891), a Spanish general who fought in the Carlist Wars and the Hispanic-American Revolutionary War.
5. Ramón Sánchez-Castro (1826-1891), a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician who served as the President of the Autonomist Revolutionary Committee in 1887.

The surname SANCHEZCASTRO has a rich history that spans centuries, reflecting the diverse cultural and geographic influences that have shaped Spain and its former colonies.

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

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sánchez-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 Sánchez-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 Sánchez-Castro was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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