Castle Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Castle Name Meaning: Derived from the Old Norman French word 'castel' wich means castle.

The name would have belonged to an individual who lived near or worked in a castle.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Castle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Castle family

Profession Census Frequency
School 748
Farm Labourer 108
Private Means 79
General Labourer 61
General Servant (domestic) 51
Dressmaker 45
None 43
Domestic Servant 35
Labourer 34
Nil 27
Bricklayer 24
Farmer 24
Carpenter 22
Clerk 22
Coal Miner Hewer 22
Housekeeper 21
Soldier 20
House Painter 19
Laundress 18
General Servant Domestic 18
Cook (domestic) 17
Baker 16
Assisting In Business 16
At Home 16
At School 16

Castle Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Castle 100% 44,352
2 Castel 67% 305
3 Costelo 57% 283
4 Cassle 83% 270
5 Kassell 43% 174
6 Costle 83% 137
7 Casle 83% 123

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The surname Castle is the most popular version of all its varients

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