Only one mention in all 14 books? I suspect they are all in West Virginia. I appreciate your going to all that trouble, Barbara, and those who are interested will also. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: LaChance Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:06 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] CASTO CASTO - Social Security Count: 9555 Origin: Italian?, German?, Spanish? Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the Latin name CASTOR, which refers to the secretion of a beaver. ---Source: Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler. I went through all 14 of my source books and this is the only mention of the name. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >CASTO - Probably a very common name from France, Switzerland, Italy and other >countries. HUNDREDS of people want to know the meaning. Thanks, > >Gary Radcliffe >West Covina, CA > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237