Castle Family History
Castle Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English
castel ‘castle’, ‘fortified building or set of buildings’,
especially the residence of a feudal lord (Late Latin
castellum, a diminutive of castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled
city’). The name would also have denoted a servant who lived and
worked at such a place.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Castle
Name Distribution of Castle Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Castle families
 708 - 1,414  237 - 707 |
 1 - 236  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Castle families
|
24 - 46 9 - 23 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Castle census records
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Castle Family Origin
Castle Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Castle families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Castle Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Castle families immigrated
to Australia.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Castle Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Castle census records
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Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Castle
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