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Castro is a Portuguese and Galician surname popular in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, coming from Latin castrum, meaning a castle or fortress. Its English equivalent is Chester.

Geographical distribution
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: • 1. Galicia (1:95) • 2. Canary Islands (1:282) • 3. Andalusia (1:310) • 4. Asturias (1:338) In Costa Rica, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:93) in the following provinces: • 1. Alajuela Province (1:65) • 2. San José Province (1:75) ==People==
People
Alicia Castro (born 1949), Argentine diplomat • Álvaro Castro (born 1989), Argentine developer • Álvaro de Castro (1878–1928), Portuguese politician • Américo Castro (1885–1972), Spanish historian • Anabella Castro, Colombian model • André Castro (born 1988), Portuguese footballer • Ángel Castro y Argiz (1875–1956), father of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro • Anthony Castro (baseball) (born 1995), Venezuelan baseball player • Ariel Castro (1960–2013), Puerto Rican American kidnapper and rapist • Arles Castro (born 1979), Colombian track and road cyclist • Arturo Castro (Mexican actor) (1918–1975) • Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor) (born 1985) • Aureo Castro (1917–1993), Macanese–Portuguese composer, musician and teacher • Balthazar (Isaac) Orobio de Castro, (c.1617–1687) Jewish philosopher • Benjamin Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Bernadette Castro (born 1944), U.S. politician • Carlos Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • César Castro (diver) (born 1982), Brazilian diver • Cipriano Castro (1858–1924), President of Venezuela • Claudia Mabel Castro (born 1968), Chilean entrepreneur • Claudia Roxana Castro, Argentine LGBT activistCrispin Castro Monroy (born 1936), Mexican politician • Cristian Castro (born 1974), Mexican singer • Daniel Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • David Castro (swimmer) (born 1964), Brazilian swimmer • David Castro (actor) (born 1996), American actor • Dionísio Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runner • Domingos Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runner • Eddie Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Eduardo Castro (born 1954), Mexican long-distance runner • Eduardo Viveiros de Castro (born 1951), Brazilian ethnologist • Ernesto Castro (born 1971), Salvadoran politician • Elizabeth Castro, U.S. writer on web sites • Fernando Castro (disambiguation)Fernando Ruiz de Castro (disambiguation)Fidel Castro (1926–2016), former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba • Fidel Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Francisco Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Germán Castro Caycedo (1940–2021), Colombian journalist and writer • Giovanna Arbunic Castro (born 1964), Chilean chess player • Glaiza de Castro (born 1986), Filipina actress • Gonzalo Castro (born 1987), German footballer • Gonzalo Castro Irizábal (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer • Guillén de Castro y Bellvis (1569–1631), Spanish dramatist • Harold Castro (born 1993), Venezuelan baseball player • Héctor Castro (1904–1960), Uruguayan footballer • Henri Castro (1786–1865), pioneer of the Republic of Texas • Inês de Castro (1325–1355), Galician noblewoman and Queen of Portugal after her death • Isabel Castro (artist) (born 1954), Mexican-born American artist • Israel Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Jason Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Jayson Castro (born 1986), Filipino basketball player • Jesús Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Joaquin Castro (born 1974), American politician • Jorge Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • José Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Joseph Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Juan Castro (born 1972), Mexican baseball player • Juan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentine composer • Juanita Castro (1933–2023), Cuban revolutionary, sister of Fidel and Raul Castro • Julian Castro (born 1974), American politician • Julián Castro Contreras (1810 – 1875), President of Venezuela • Kat de Castro (born 1978), Filipino broadcaster and daughter of Noli de CastroKervin Castro (born 1999), Venezuelan baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants • Lenny Castro (born 1956), American percussionist and musician • Luciano Castro (born 1975), Argentine actor • Luís Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Luz Dary Castro (born 1978), Colombian shot putter and discus thrower • Marco Castro (born 1976), a Peruvian American film director • Margalida Castro (1943–2024), Colombian actress • María Elisa Castro (born 1954), Argentine politician • Mariela Castro (born 1962), Cuban LGBT and sex education activist, and daughter of Raúl Castro • Matheus de Castro (c. 1594-1679), Indian Roman Catholic bishop • Mauricio Castro (born 1981), Honduran footballer • Maxloren Castro (born 2007), Peruvian footballer • Michael Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Miguel Castro (born 1994), Dominican professional baseball player • Nelson Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Noli de Castro (born 1949), Filipino broadcast journalist and politician • Oscar Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Pedro Fernández de Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Plácido de Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Ramón Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Raquel Castro (born 1994), American actress • Raul Hector Castro (1916–2015), U.S. politician • Raúl Castro (born 1931), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba • Raúl Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Roberto Michael Castro (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer • Rodolfo Castro (born 1999), Dominican baseball player • Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish Galician language writer and poet • Sal Castro (1933–2013), Mexican-American educator and activist • Saleta Castro (born 1989), a Spanish triathlete • Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965), Salvadorian politician • Sebastian Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Sergio de Castro (disambiguation), multiple people • Sheilla Castro (born 1983), Brazilian volleyball player • Starlin Castro (born 1990), Dominican baseball player • Teresita de Castro (born 1948), Filipina judge • Thomas de Castro (c. 1621-1684), Indian Roman Catholic clergyman • Verónica Castro (born 1952), Mexican actress • Willi Castro (born 1997), Puerto Rican baseball player • Xiomara Castro (born 1959), Honduran politician • Yaakov de Castro (1525–1610), Spanish-Egyptian scholar, judge and exponent of Jewish law • Zulema Castro de Peña (c. 1920–2013), Argentine activist • Alexander Nathan Castro (born 2016), Filipino child ==See also==
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