The Castellana surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 386 people carried this name — #53,538 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 12% from 437 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 83 people named Castellana live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Castellana.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 38 people named Castellana 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Castellana live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Castellana,
with a public archive behind them.
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Victor Peñasco y Castellana 1887–1912 -
Victor Peñasco y Castellana 1887–1912 -
Luigi Castellana 1810–1871 · physician
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Luigi Castellana 1810–1871 · physician
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Luigi Castellana 1810–1871 · physician
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Georges Castellana 1898–1964 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Castellana.
- Castano 6,133 · U.S. census
- Castel 711 · U.S. census
- Castelein 146 · U.S. census
- Castell 939 · U.S. census
- Castella 262 · U.S. census
- Castellan 249 · U.S. census
- Castellani 566 · U.S. census
- Castellano 11,238 · U.S. census
- Castellanos 30,859 · U.S. census
- Castelli 3,292 · U.S. census
- Castellini 376 · U.S. census
- Castellino 142 · U.S. census
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