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

 * 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 (Spanish Civil War) (1901–1936), Spanish Police Assault Guard lieutenant during the Second Spanish Republic

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) (both 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 (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 (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
 * Christian Del Castillo (Floorball) (born 1993), Finnish floorball goalkeeper

Painters, sculptors

 * Jorge Castillo (artist) (born 1933), Spanish-Argentine painter and sculptor
 * José del Castillo (1737–1793), Spanish painter in the Absolutism movement

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
 * 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

 * Christin Castillo (born 1981), Filipino designer & Principal at HBA
 * Adrian Castillo (born 1996), Filipino graphic designer
 * 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
 * Pedro Castillo (1790–1858), Venezuelan painter
 * Rafael Castillo, several people
 * Roberto Castillo, 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 Daughters of the Moon (book series)
 * Laurel Castillo, character from How to Get Away with Murder
 * Lt. Martin Castillo, from Miami Vice
 * Richard Castillo, Star Trek character
 * Zoë Castillo, character from the computer game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Geographical distribution
As of 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)