Nicastro
English
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nicastro is the 14046th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2144 individuals. Nicastro is most common among White (93.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nicastro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 665.
Italian
Etymology
Italian: habitational name from the city Nicastro in the Catanzaro province of southern Italy named from Latin Neocastrum ‘new camp’ from medieval Greek Neokastron ‘new castle.’
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