I am a Castro?

Question

I dont know much about my last name except it came from spain.....does anyone else know anything about this name

Answer 1

Here is the Castro board on Rootsweb:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.castro/mb.ashx

Here are some links to the name on surname sites:
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Castro/Origin.SP/sId./qx/Castro.htm

http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/c/bl_name-CASTRO.htm

There is a great history about the name at the top of the page, the rest is about the particular Castro branch being researched:
http://www.thecastros.org/history/history.htm

Answer 2

Hey Abriboho,

There are 2 GENFORUM forums on this name, one specific to Texas, the other is general. A great place to strike up a Genealogy discussion with like minded surname interests.

The LDS Family Search site has 420 entries, you need to check that out.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Castro, Castrillo, Castrelo and others.

First found in Castile, an important kingdom of medieval Spain.

Swyrich.com has two origins, Spain and Italian.
Spain:
"Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Vaca de Castro, a judge, was sent from Spain to Peru in 1541 by Charles V to advise Pizarro concerning the government of his province. Among the many migrants to the New World bearing this surname were Juan Castro, who sailed to Guatemala in 1536.

Italian:
(the write up on Italian is not filled out).

Answer 3

lol...good now the CIA knows who you are...RUNNNN!!!