# Castillo
## English
### Proper noun

Castillo
* A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).
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* A surname from French, a rare variant of Castillon.

#### Alternative forms

* Castillos, Castel, Castello, Castilla (Spanish surname)

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Castillo is the 93rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 230420 individuals. Castillo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.26%) individuals.

### Anagrams

* Callisto, Costilla, localist

## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Cas‧til‧lo
* IPA: /kasˈtiljo/ [kɐs̪ˈt̪il̪.jo]

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo

#### Related terms

* kastilyo

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kasˈtiljo/ [kɐsˈtil.jo]
* Hyphenation: Cas‧til‧lo

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo, widespread across Ilocano-speaking areas

#### Related terms

* kastilio

## Ivatan
### Etymology

From Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a common surname from Spanish, most common in Batanes

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a surname from Spanish

## Pangasinan
### Etymology

From Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Cas‧til‧lo
* IPA: /kasˈtiljo/, [kasˈtɪl.jʊ]

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo

## Spanish
### Etymology

From castillo (“castle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kasˈtiʝo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝo]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /kasˈtiʝo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʝo]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kasˈtiʎo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʎo]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /kasˈtiʃo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʃo]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kasˈtiʒo/ [kasˈt̪i.ʒo]
* Rhymes: -iʝo
* Rhymes: -iʝo
* Rhymes: -iʎo
* Rhymes: -iʃo
* Rhymes: -iʒo
* Syllabification: Cas‧ti‧llo

### Proper noun

Castillo m or f by sense
* a habitational surname

#### Descendants

* Cebuano: Castillo
* English: Castillo
* Ilocano: Castillo
* Pangasinan: Castillo
* Tagalog: Castillo
* Waray-Waray: Castillo

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo, from castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kasˈtiljo/ [kɐsˈt̪il.jo]
* Rhymes: -iljo
* Syllabification: Cas‧til‧lo
* Homophone: kastilyo

### Proper noun

Castillo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)
* a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo, common in the Philippines, widespread across Tagalog-speaking areas but most concentrated around Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan and Cavite.
* A barangay of Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines

#### Related terms

* Castillejo
* Castillejos
* Castillon
* Castro
* de Castro
* del Castillo
* kastilyo
* Padre Castillo

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

### Proper noun

Castillo
* a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo