Castle (surname)

Castle

Pronunciation	/ˈkɑːsəl/
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	French
Derivation	"castel" (castle)
Meaning	"relating to a castle"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Castel

Castle is an English surname denoting someone who worked at or resided at or near a castle. ^{[1] [2]} Notable people with the surname include:

People

• Andrew Castle (born 1963), British television presenter and former tennis professional
• Barbara Castle, British politician
• Bruce Castle, New Zealand rugby league player
• Charles Castle (1939–2013), South-African-born British tap dancer, television producer, biographer
• Dalton Castle (born 1986), ring name of American professional wrestler Brett Giehl
• Eduard Castle, Austrian-German professor of German studies
• Florence Castle (1867–1959), British artist
• Guy W. S. Castle (1879–1919), United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• Irene Castle, American ballroom dancer, wife of Vernon
• Jo Ann Castle, American ragtime pianist
• John Castle, British actor
• John Castle (baseball) (1879–1929), American baseball player
• Keisha Castle-Hughes, New Zealand actress
• Louis Castle, American co-founder of Westwood Studios
• Marlene Castle (born 1944), New Zealand lawn and indoor bowls competitor; wife of Bruce
• Mike Castle (1939–2025), American lawyer and politician, Governor and Congressman from Delaware
• Nick Castle, film director
• Peggie Castle, American actress
• Peter Castle (born 1987), footballer
• Raelene Castle (born 1970), Australian sports administrator; daughter of Bruce and Marlene
• Roy Castle, English entertainer
• Sidney Castle (1864–1937) Cricketer and Ship breaker
• Steve Castle (born 1966), English footballer
• Stephon Castle (born 2004), American basketball player
• Vernon Castle, ballroom dancer, husband of Irene
• Wendell Castle (1932–2018), American furniture artist
• William Castle, American director, producer and actor
• William B. Castle (1814–1872), American politician
• William Bosworth Castle (1897–1990), American hematologist, son of William E. Castle
• William E. Castle (1867–1962), eminent early American geneticist
• Frank Castle (rugby league), English sprint athlete, rugby union, and rugby league footballer
• Naomi Castle, Australian water polo player

Fictional characters

• Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, Marvel comics character
• Olivia Castle, character from the film Final Destination 5
• Richard Castle, on the television series Castle

See also

• Castel (surname)
• Castillo (surname)

References

1. "Surname Database: Castle Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
2. "Castle Name Meaning & Castle Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-11.