Castens

Castens Meaning & Origin

About Castens
The surname Castens is of Danish origin and is derived from the personal name "Kasten," which itself is a variant of the Germanic name "Gaston." The name "Gaston" is derived from the Germanic elements "gasti," meaning "stranger" or "guest," and "haim," meaning "home" or "dwelling." Therefore, the surname Castens likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Kasten or Gaston, and it signifies "son of Kasten" or "son of Gaston."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Castens is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Castens: 196
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 93,513
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Castens based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Castens is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KSTNS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C023052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AE1 S T AH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/castens*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KSTNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Castens in Braille

Here's how to represent Castens in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Castens in braille

How to sign the name Castens using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Castens using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Castens in sign language

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