The Castanon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,673 people carried this name — #4,623 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,500 people counted. That is up 43% from 5,368 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 740 people named Castanon 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 300
San Juan 79
Córdoba 77
City of Buenos Aires 73
Mendoza 73
Río Negro 34
San Luis 31
Neuquén 18

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 29 people named Castanon.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Yvelines.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Yvelines 7
Aude 4
Tarn 3
Eure 2
Gironde 1
Nord 1
Orne 1
Val-d’Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Castanon in American newspapers,
1870–1897.

Newspaper page from New York Journal And Advertiser carrying the name Castanon
New York Journal And Advertiser 1897-11-14
Newspaper page from Spirit Of Jefferson carrying the name Castanon
Spirit Of Jefferson 1870-02-22
Newspaper page from The Evening Telegraph carrying the name Castanon
The Evening Telegraph 1870-02-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 665 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Castanon,
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 States246 records

246 records of the Castanon name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 197
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 28
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 19
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Juan R. Castanon

    Born 1910 in Mexico. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; gardener from Bexar County, Texas. Veteran; died 1945, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alfredo Castanon

    Born 1945; from Corpus Christi, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Mary W. Castanon

    Born 1931, died 2000; buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

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

Showing 3 of 246 records for Castanon 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France9 records

9 records of the Castanon 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 Marcelino Bernardo Castanon

    Born 1930 in Rugles (Eure); died 1984 in Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise).

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

    Born 1923 in Spain; died 1991 in Valenciennes (Nord).

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

    Born 1961 in Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise); died 1996 in Étretat (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Castanon 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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