casillas is a indian name?

Question

my aunt saw this lady who said her husband was full-blooded indian with the last name casillas she told my aunt casillas was a indian name, dont confuse me with india cause im not that kind of indian, im part american indian my great-grandmother was a bigot against mexicans she claimed grandpa was full cheyenne indian with last name casillas she said it was indian name casilla is a indian name

this lady was not a lier if shes mexican why is she a bigot toward mexicans and she didnt have no mexican blood so casillas is a indian name maybe youve got the wrong information or maybe there is a different type of casillas

Answer 1

Hey Samuel G,

There are 270 found in the Family Search site. Most are Mexicans - but remember Mexicans are combined with INdian blood.

Perhaps you should try a DNA test to tell for sure.

Answer 2

This is the only Casillas in the USA in 1880. He is Mexican.

Heipolits CASILLAS Birth Year <1818>
Birthplace MEX
Age 62
Occupation
Marital Status S
Race W
Note PATIENT

Census Place State Insane Asylum, Napa, Napa, California

Answer 3

Casillas is a Spanish surname, needless to say. yet interior the previous many indians took the surname of the kinfolk that they have got been working for. So, it must be that the Casillas grandpa replaced into an entire cheyenne yet with Spanish surname.

Answer 4

How many times do you have to post the SAME QUESTION?