Castro
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Castro
- A surname from Spanish.
- A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.
Derived terms[edit]
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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Castro
- a toponym indicating the presence of a fort.
- A city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
Derived terms[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Castro m or f by sense
- a surname, mostly associated with the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
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