Explore the Family Name Gastelo

The meaning of Gastelo

Basque: Castilianized form of Gaztelu, a habitational name from any of the towns called Gaztelu in Araba/Álava, Biscay, Gipuzkoa, and Navarre provinces, Basque Country (Spain). This surname is very rare in Spain (it is found mainly in Cantabria).

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How common is the last name Gastelo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gastelo gained in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname climbed from 51,583rd in 2000 to 46,487th in 2010, an increase of approximately 9.88%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 20.84% over the same period, growing from 379 in 2000 to 458 in 2010. This change also resulted in a rise in the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Gastelo surname, which grew by 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,583	#46,487	9.88%
Count	379	458	20.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.16	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gastelo

The ethnic identity associated with the Gastelo surname, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly Hispanic. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as Hispanic increased slightly by 1.37%, reaching 91.48%. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as White decreased by approximately 10.61%, settling at 5.90% in 2010. A small percentage, about 2.40%, identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, a slight increase from 2000. There were no recorded instances for the Gastelo surname among Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities, or those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.24%	91.48%	1.37%
White	6.6%	5.9%	-10.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.37%	2.4%	1.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%