# Castillo (surname)

Castillo is a Spanish surname meaning 'castle'. The Portuguese version of this surname is Castilho.

## People

Notable people with the surname include:

### Actors, singers, musicians

* Alaina Castillo (born 1999), American singer and YouTuber
* Alberto Castillo (performer) (1914–2002), Argentine tango singer and actor
* Alexandra Castillo (born 1971), Chilean-Canadian actress and dancer
* Amy Perez-Castillo (born 1969), Filipino actress
* Braulio Castillo (1933–2015), Puerto Rican telenovela actor
* Braulio Castillo, hijo (born 1964), Puerto Rican actor
* Daniela Castillo (born 1982), Chilean pop singer and actress
* Emilio Castillo (contemporary), American saxophone player and composer
* Eugene F. Castillo (contemporary), Filipino-American orchestra conductor
* Guillermo Castillo (fl. 1920s), Cuban musician and songwriter
* Isabella Castillo (born 1994), Cuban singer and actress
* Irán Castillo (born 1977), Mexican actress
* Joey Castillo (born 1966), American rock drummer
* Kate del Castillo (born 1972), Mexican actress
* Mark Castillo (born 1980), American drummer
* Rainier Castillo (born 1985), Filipino actor
* Randy Castillo (1950–2002), American rock drummer

### Military figures

* Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492–1581), Spanish conquistador
* Derricia Castillo-Salazar (born 1988), Belizean military officer and activist
* Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias (1642–1716), Spanish military general
* José Castillo (police officer) (1901–1936), Spanish Police Assault Guard lieutenant during the Second Spanish Republic

### Sports figures
#### Baseball

* Alberto Castillo (catcher) (born 1970), Dominican baseball catcher
* Alberto Castillo (pitcher) (born 1975), Cuban baseball pitcher
* Benny Castillo (born 1966), Dominican baseball player and manager
* Bobby Castillo (1955–2014), American baseball pitcher
* Braulio Castillo (baseball) (born 1968), Dominican baseball outfielder
* Carlos Castillo (baseball) (born 1975), American baseball pitcher
* Carmen Castillo (1958–2015), Dominican baseball outfielder
* Diego Castillo (pitcher) (born 1994), Dominican baseball pitcher
* Diego Castillo (infielder) (born 1997), Venezuelan baseball infielder
* Fabio Castillo (born 1989), Dominican baseball pitcher
* Frank Castillo (1969–2013), American baseball pitcher
* José Castillo (infielder) (born 1982), Venezuelan baseball infielder
* José Castillo (pitcher) (born 1996), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
* Juan Castillo (pitcher) (born 1970), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
* Juan Castillo (second baseman) (born 1962), Dominican baseball infielder
* Lendy Castillo (born 1989), Dominican baseball pitcher
* Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1992), Dominican baseball pitcher
* Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1995), Dominican baseball pitcher
* Luis Castillo (second baseman) (born 1975), Dominican baseball infielder
* Manny Castillo (born 1957), Dominican baseball infielder
* Marty Castillo (born 1957), American baseball infielder and catcher
* Rusney Castillo (born 1987), Cuban baseball outfielder
* Tony Castillo (catcher) (born 1957), American baseball catcher
* Tony Castillo (pitcher) (born 1963), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
* Welington Castillo (born 1987), Dominican baseball catcher
* Wilkin Castillo (born 1984), Dominican baseball catcher

#### Basketball

* Liset Castillo (born 1973), Cuban basketball player
* Sauce Castillo, nickname of Canadian basketball player Nik Stauskas (born 1993)

#### Boxing

* Chucho Castillo (1944–2013), Mexican boxer
* Eliecer Castillo (born 1970), Cuban boxer
* Eliseo Castillo (born 1975), Cuban boxer
* José Luis Castillo (born 1973), Mexican boxer
* Martín Castillo (born 1977), Mexican boxer
* Ruben Castillo (boxer) (born 1957), American boxer

#### Football (soccer)

* Christian Castillo (footballer) (born 1984), Salvadoran footballer
* Edgar Castillo (born 1986), American footballer for Mexico
* Juan Guillermo Castillo (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
* María de Jesús Castillo (born 1983), Mexican footballer
* Nery Castillo (born 1984), Mexican footballer
* Ramiro Castillo (1966–1997), Bolivian footballer
* Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1993), Peruvian footballer
* Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982), Ecuadoran footballer

#### Other sports

* Brenda Castillo (born 1992), Dominican Republic volleyball player
* Gil Castillo (born 1965), American martial arts fighter
* Jesús Castillo Jr. (contemporary), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
* Juan Castillo (American football) (born 1959), American football offensive line coach
* Luis Castillo (American football) (born 1983), American football player

### Painters, sculptors

* Carolina del Castillo Díaz (1867–1933), Spanish painter
* Jorge Castillo (artist) (born 1933), Spanish–Argentine painter and sculptor
* José del Castillo (1737–1793), Spanish painter in the Absolutism movement
* Pedro Castillo (painter) [es] (1790–1858), Venezuelan painter

### Politicians

* Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828–1897), Spanish politician and historian; assassinated
* Carlos Castillo Armas (1914–1957), President of Guatemala 1954–1957; assassinated
* Carlos Castillo Medrano (died 2013), Guatemalan politician
* Demetrio Castillo Duany (1856–1922), Cuban revolutionary, soldier, and politician
* Elsa Castillo (born 1963), Venezuelan teacher and trade unionist
* Jorge Del Castillo (born 1950), Peruvian lawyer and politician, former Prime Minister of Peru
* Laurent Castillo (born 1962), French politician
* Lesbia Castillo, Venezuelan politician
* Marcela Guerra Castillo (born 1959), Mexican politician
* Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880), President of El Salvador 1858–1860
* Oscar Castillo (born 1954), Argentine politician, former governor of Catamarca Province
* Pedro Castillo (born 1969), Peruvian politician and President 2021–2022
* Pilar del Castillo (born 1952), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
* Ramón Castillo (1873–1944), President of Argentina 1942–1943
* Valdemar Castillo (born 1946), Belizean politician
* Vincho Castillo (born 1931), Dominican lawyer and politician

### Writers, novelists, poets

* Abelardo Castillo (1935–2017), Argentine writer and editor
* Alonso de Castillo Solórzano (1584–1647), Spanish novelist and playwright
* Ana Castillo (born 1953), American novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist
* Cátulo Castillo (1906–1975), Argentine poet and tango music composer
* Juan Ignacio González del Castillo (1763–1800), Spanish author of comic theater
* Mary Castillo (born 1974), American author
* Otto René Castillo (1936–1967), Guatemalan poet and revolutionary
* Sandra M. Castillo (born 1962), Cuban-American poet
* Sergio Badilla Castillo (born 1947), Chilean poet

### Others

* Christian Castillo (politician) (born 1967), activist in the Socialist Workers' Party (Argentina)
* Heberto Castillo (1928–1997), Mexican civil engineer and political activist
* Jorge Castillo (chef) (contemporary), Cuban-American chef and television personality
* José de Jesús Castillo Rentería (1927–2013), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
* Karol Castillo (1989–2013), Peruvian beauty pageant winner
* Rafael Castillo (disambiguation), several people
* Roberto Castillo (disambiguation), several people
* Rosalio José Castillo Lara (1922–2007), Venezuelan archbishop and cardinal; Vatican official
* Ruben Castillo (judge) (born 1954), United States District Judge
* Sarai Sanchez Castillo (born 1981), Venezuelan woman chess grandmaster
* Susie Castillo (born 1980), American beauty queen, Miss USA 2003

### Fictional characters

* Antón Castillo, main antagonist from Far Cry 6
* Eden and Cruz Castillo, couple on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
* Violetta Castillo, main character in the Disney series Violetta
* Jimena Castillo, from the Daughters of the Moon book series
* Laurel Castillo, from How to Get Away with Murder
* Lt. Martin Castillo, from Miami Vice
* Richard Castillo, Star Trek character
* Zoë Castillo, from the computer game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
* Citlali, Estela and Julián Castillo, from Mexican telenovella Vivan los Niños

## Geographical distribution

In 2014, 24.8% of all known bearers of the surname Castillo were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:191), 9.4% Venezuela (1:122), 8.1% of the Philippines (1:479), 7.6% of the United States (1:1,813), 7.3% of Colombia (1:249), 6.6% of Peru (1:184), 4.1% of Chile (1:164), 4.1% of the Dominican Republic (1:98), 4.0% of Argentina (1:413), 3.6% of Guatemala (1:172), 3.4% of Spain (1:530), 2.8% of Cuba (1:158), 2.5% of Panama (1:61), 2.3% of Ecuador (1:267), 2.2% of Honduras (1:152), 2.1% of Nicaragua (1:109), 1.3% of El Salvador (1:180) and 1.2% of Costa Rica (1:152).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:530) in the following autonomous communities:
* 1. Ceuta (1:289)
* 2. Cantabria (1:302)
* 3. Andalusia (1:313)
* 4. Melilla (1:323)
* 5. Castilla-La Mancha (1:392)
* 6. La Rioja (1:418)
* 7. Region of Murcia (1:460)
* 8. Aragon (1:473)
In Panama, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:61) in the following provinces:
* 1. Chiriquí Province (1:37)
* 2. Bocas del Toro Province (1:38)
* 3. Coclé Province (1:41)
* 4. Veraguas Province (1:44)
In the United States, the frequency of Castillo was higher than national average (1:1,813) in the following states:
* 1. Texas (1:509)
* 2. New Mexico (1:596)
* 3. California (1:857)
* 4. Arizona (1:1,138)
* 5. Nevada (1:1,165)
* 6. Hawaii (1:1,168)
* 7. Florida (1:1,472)
* 8. New York (1:1,805)