de Castro

See also: Decastro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de ˈkastɾo/ [d̪e ˈkas.t̪ɾo]
• Syllabification: de Cas‧tro

Proper noun

de Castro m or f by sense

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, de Castro occurs in Spain as a first surname by 9,277 individuals, and as a second surname by 9,107 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Valladolid, and Barcelona.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de ˈkastɾo/, [dɛ ˈkas.tɾo]

Proper noun

de Castro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:
   • Noli de Castro, journalist, politician, and the 12th Vice President of the Philippines
   • Glaiza de Castro, actress and singer

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, de Castro is the 60th^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 84,552 individuals.