The Casals surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 275 people carried this name — #71,042 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 14% from 242 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 624 people named Casals live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 173 people named Casals.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Casals live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Casals,
with a public archive behind them.
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Caterina Casals i Mirambell 1821–1888 · actor -
Pierre Cazals 1853–1946 · politician -
Ramon Casals i Vernis 1860–1920 · painter -
Enric Casals i Molas 1871–1950 · actor -
Pau Casals 1876–1973 · composer -
Pere Casals i Xicota 1788–1872 · land owner
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Casals.
- Casado 2,391 · U.S. census
- Casagrande 1,360 · U.S. census
- Casal 935 · U.S. census
- Casale 4,563 · U.S. census
- Casali 580 · U.S. census
- Casalini 118 · U.S. census
- Casanave 140 · U.S. census
- Casano 409 · U.S. census
- Casanova 9,201 · U.S. census
- Casanovas 178 · U.S. census
- Casar 136 · U.S. census
- Casari 155 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Casals is.
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