The castano Surname
castano Name Meaning and History
- Spanish and Galician (Castaño): from castaño ‘chestnut (tree)’ (Latin castanea), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a tree or a habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word.
- Southern Italian: from medieval Greek kastanon ‘chestnut’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous chestnut tree, or a nickname for someone with chestnut-colored hair.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Looking for Castano m. Anna D'Elia | A. Schaller | 7 |
| any common ancestors | monique castano alvarado | 2 |
| Just curious | Victoria A. Calvillo | 2 |
| ANTONIO CASTANO, 1910 Webb Co, TX (Laredo) |
 Nancilyn
| 4 |
| Antonio Castano, married Luisa Valencia |
jstewart191
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| Help Find grandpas lineage |
Neise11
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| Raymond V. Castano Sr |
JIWelsch
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| Castano's in San Antonio, Tx |
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| CASTANO Nuevo Leon, MX 1800-1888 |
DeeRaymond
| 8 |
| Guadalupe Castano and Manuela Estrada - Tucson, AZ |
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