The Casillas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 22,710 people carried this name — #1,579 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,000 people counted. That is up 30% from 17,498 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 258 people named Casillas 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 61
Jujuy 52
Mendoza 44
Tucumán 43
Salta 36
City of Buenos Aires 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Casillas in American newspapers,
1847–1911.

Newspaper page from Ypsilanti Sentinel carrying the name Casillas
Ypsilanti Sentinel 1847-06-23
Newspaper page from The Rice Belt Journal carrying the name Casillas
The Rice Belt Journal 1911-02-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In the public record

People named Casillas,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States761 records

761 records of the Casillas name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 595
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 102
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 57
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Daniel C. Casillas

    Born 1930; from Bexar County, Texas. U.S. Army, field wireman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Rafael Casillas

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bliss El Paso; kitchen worker from El Paso County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Arturo Elias Casillas

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1942, died 1969; buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 761 records for Casillas in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Casillas name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Michel Casillas

    Born 1938 in Morocco; died 1997 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Celestine Casillas

    Born 1907 in Hayange (Moselle); died 1986 in Cavaillon (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Nicolas Casillas

    Born 1914 in Spain; died 1991 in Pessac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Casillas in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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