What are the origins of the surname Castilloy?

Question

My great grandmother's last name was Castilloy, she was full Spanish born in the Philippines. I am having a hard time finding the geneology behind that surname. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

*****My best guess that the name started as "Castillo," a Spanish name, and for some reason or another, the "y" got added to it.  It could have been in translation by a government official, or a number of other reasons.

Why don't you go to ancestry.com and go to the "community" tab,  From there go to a group with the Castillo surname and ask the question.  Maybe somebody with the surname of Castillo can help you.  Perhaps somebody else from the Philippines is on the list and knows the answer.

That is my best guess. . . .

Answer 2

The origin of the name Castilloy, not it's 'genealogy', would certainly seem to be Spanish and it obviously has its root in castillo : castle. or Castilla : the region or place.

The only way you can find the genealogy connected to your name is to research your families lineage yourself, you will not find it as a ready made package, unless you are lucky enough to find a relative who has already done a lot of the hard work !

Castillo : origin & meaning:

Spanish: from castillo ‘castle’, ‘fortified building’ (Latin castellum), a habitational name from any of numerous places so named or named with this word.

Castille : origin & meaning:

French: regional name for someone from Castile in central Spain (see Castilla).

Castilla : origin & meaning:

Spanish: regional name for someone from Castile (Spanish Castilla) in Spain. An independent kingdom between the 10th and 15th centuries, it formed the largest power in the Iberian peninsula. The name derives from the many castles in the region.

Castillon : origins & meanings:

Aragonese and Spanish (Castillón): habitational name from any of the places named Castillón or with this word mainly in Aragon, as for example Castillón de Sos, from a derivative of castillo ‘castle’ (see Castillo).

Southern French: habitational name meaning ‘little castle’, from any of various places so named.