Castells surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Castells surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 164 people carried this name — #108,199 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 161 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 669 people named Castells 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 331
City of Buenos Aires 85
Santa Fe 77
Córdoba 48
Mendoza 38
Misiones 27
Jujuy 22
Tucumán 16

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 246 people named Castells.

59 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Hérault.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 59
Hérault 30
Hautes-Pyrénées 24
Haute-Garonne 21
Aude 11
Paris 11
Ariège 10
Bouches-du-Rhône 10
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 9

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

Who carried it

People named Castells,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joan Castells i Rossell
    Joan Castells i Rossell 1802–1891 · military personnel
  • Jaime Castells y Montestruch
    Jaime Castells y Montestruch 1844–1915 · writer
  • Martina Castells Ballespí
    Martina Castells Ballespí 1852–1884 · physician
  • Lluís Castells i Sivilla
    Lluís Castells i Sivilla 1858–1897 · merchant
  • Paulí Castells i Vidal
    Paulí Castells i Vidal 1877–1956 · engineer
  • Lluís Castells d. 1999 · teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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