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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Portuguese : habitational name from any of numerous places called Castelo, from castelo ‘castle’, ‘(group of) fortified building(s)’ (from Late Latin castellum).
  • Catalan and Spanish (Casteló) : respelling of Catalan Castelló (see Castello).

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