Castro

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See also: castro, castró, and castrò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Castro

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.

Derived terms

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Castro is the 138th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 184,134 individuals. Castro is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.42%) individuals.

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Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From castro.

Proper noun

Castro

  1. a habitational surname

Pangasinan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cas‧tro

Proper noun

Castro

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Castro, from castro (“fortification”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Castro.

The municipality in Brazil was named after Portuguese minister Martinho de Melo e Castro.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Castro

  1. a toponym indicating the presence of a fort.
  2. A city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Castro m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Castro”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎ (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura

Spanish

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Latin castra (“military camp”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Castro m or f by sense

  1. a surname, mostly associated with the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro
  2. A city and commune in Chile.
  3. (historical) A department of Chile
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