The Castella surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 273 people carried this name — #67,522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

895 people named Castella live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

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Where they live today

Fribourg 565

Vaud 116

Geneva 83

Valais 39

Neuchâtel 37

Bern 22

Zurich 15

Ticino 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 538 people named Castella.

129 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Aude.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 129

Aude 76

Tarn-et-Garonne 30

Bouches-du-Rhône 25

Haute-Savoie 22

Pyrénées-Orientales 20

Nord 20

Tarn 20

Hérault 18

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

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