Castro is a Castilian surname popular in Spanish and Portuguese countries , coming from Latin castrum English equivalent is Chester .
Castro family coat of arms (Portugal).
As of 2014, 19.2% of all known bearers of the surname Castro were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:254), 12.0% of Colombia (1:157), 10.0% of Brazil (1:801), 6.8% of the Philippines (1:583), 6.3% of the United States (1:2,249), 5.2% of Argentina (1:325), 4.8% of Peru (1:261), 4.7% of Spain (1:387), 4.0% of Venezuela (1:299), 3.9% of Chile (1:179), 3.0% of Ecuador (1:206), 2.6% of Honduras (1:134), 2.4% of Guatemala (1:269), 2.0% of Costa Rica (1:93), 1.8% of Cuba (1:251), 1.7% of Nicaragua (1:141), 1.5% of Bolivia (1:276), 1.5% of El Salvador (1:165), 1.5% of Portugal (1:278), 1.4% of the Dominican Republic (1:297) and 1.1% of Mozambique (1:1,011).
In Spain , the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:387) in the following autonomous communities:
In Costa Rica , the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:93) in the following provinces:[1]
Alicia Castro (born 1949), Argentine diplomatÁlvaro de Castro (1878–1928), Portuguese politicianAmérico Castro (1885–1972), Spanish historianAnabella Castro , Colombian modelAndré Castro (born 1988), Portuguese footballerÁngel Castro y Argiz (1875–1956), father of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl CastroAnthony Castro (baseball) (born 1995), Venezuelan baseball playerAriel Castro (1960–2013), Puerto Rican American kidnapper and rapistArles Castro (born 1979), Colombian track and road cyclistArturo Castro (Mexican actor) (1918–1975)Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor) (born 1985)Aureo Castro (1917–1993), Macanese–Portuguese composer, musician and teacherBalthazar (Isaac) Orobio de Castro , (c.1617–1687) Jewish philosopherBenjamin Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleBernadette Castro (born 1944), U.S. politicianCarlos Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleCésar Castro (diver) (born 1982), Brazilian diverCipriano Castro (1858–1924), President of VenezuelaClaudia Mabel Castro (born 1968), Chilean entrepreneurClaudia Roxana Castro, Argentine LGBT activist Crispin Castro Monroy (born 1936), Mexican politicianCristian Castro (born 1974), Mexican singerDaniel Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleDavid Castro (swimmer) (born 1964), Brazilian swimmerDavid Castro (actor) (born 1996), American actorDionísio Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runnerDomingos Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runnerEddie Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleEduardo Castro (born 1954), Mexican long-distance runnerEduardo Viveiros de Castro (born 1951), Brazilian ethnologistErnesto Castro (born 1971), Salvadoran politicianElizabeth Castro , U.S. writer on web sitesFernando Castro (disambiguation) Fernando Ruiz de Castro (disambiguation) Fidel Castro (1926–2016), former First Secretary of the Communist Party of CubaFidel Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleFrancisco Castro (disambiguation) , multiple peopleGermán Castro Caycedo (1940–2021), Colombian journalist and writerGiovanna Arbunic Castro (born 1964), Chilean chess playerGlaiza de Castro (born 1986), Filipina actressGonzalo Castro (born 1987), German footballerGonzalo Castro Irizábal (born 1984), Uruguayan footballerGuillén de Castro y Bellvis (1569–1631), Spanish dramatistHarold Castro (born 1993), Venezuelan baseball playerHéctor Castro (1904–1960), Uruguayan footballerHenri Castro (1786–1865), pioneer of the Republic of TexasInês de Castro (1325–1355), Galician noblewoman and Queen of Portugal after her deathIsabel Castro (artist) (born 1954), Mexican-born American artistIsrael Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleJason Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleJayson Castro (born 1986), Filipino basketball playerJesús Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleJoaquin Castro (born 1974), American politicianJorge Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleJosé Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleJoseph Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleJuan Castro (born 1972), Mexican baseball playerJuan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentine composerJuanita Castro (1933–2023), Cuban revolutionary, sister of Fidel and Raul CastroJulian Castro (born 1974), American politicianJulián Castro Contreras (1810 – 1875), President of VenezuelaKat de Castro (born 1978), Filipino broadcaster and daughter of Noli de Castro Kervin Castro (born 1999), Venezuelan baseball pitcher for the San Francisco GiantsLenny Castro (born 1956), American percussionist and musicianLuciano Castro (born 1975), Argentine actorLuís Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleLuz Dary Castro (born 1978), Colombian shot putter and discus throwerMarco Castro (born 1976), a Peruvian American film directorMaría Elisa Castro (born 1954), Argentine politicianMariela Castro (born 1962), Cuban LGBT and sex education activist, and daughter of Raúl CastroMauricio Castro (born 1981), Honduran footballerMaxloren Castro (born 2007), Peruvian footballerMichael Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleMiguel Castro (born 1994), Dominican professional baseball playerNelson Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleNoli de Castro (born 1949), Filipino broadcast journalist and politicianOscar Castro (disambiguation) , several peoplePedro Fernández de Castro (disambiguation) , several peoplePlácido de Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleRamón Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleRaquel Castro (born 1994), American actressRaul Hector Castro (1916–2015), U.S. politicianRaúl Castro (born 1931), First Secretary of the Communist Party of CubaRaúl Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleRoberto Michael Castro (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballerRodolfo Castro (born 1999), Dominican baseball playerRosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish Galician language writer and poetSal Castro (1933–2013), Mexican-American educator and activistSaleta Castro (born 1989), a Spanish triathleteSalvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965), Salvadorian politicianSebastian Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleSergio de Castro (disambiguation) , several peopleSheilla Castro (born 1983), Brazilian volleyball playerStarlin Castro (born 1990), Dominican baseball playerTeresita de Castro (born 1948), Filipina judgeVerónica Castro (born 1952), Mexican actressWilli Castro (born 1997), Puerto Rican baseball playerXiomara Castro (born 1959), Honduran politicianZulema Castro de Peña (c. 1920–2013), Argentine activist 
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