Castillo

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  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).

    "Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense."

  2. 2
    A surname from French, a rare variant of Castillon.

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