Castro
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).
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Castro
- A surname from Spanish.
- A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.
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Translations edit
surname
Statistics edit
- 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.
Further reading edit
- Castro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Castro District, San Francisco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From castro.
Proper noun edit
Castro
- a habitational surname
Pangasinan edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Castro. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Cas‧tro
Proper noun edit
Castro
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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]
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Castro
- a toponym indicating the presence of a fort.
- A city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
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Proper noun edit
Castro m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
References edit
- ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Probably ultimately from Latin castra (“military camp”).
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Proper noun edit
Castro m or f by sense
- a surname, mostly associated with the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro
- A city and commune in Chile.
- (historical) A department of Chile