Cast is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cast
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

A variant of Cash. A place in Strathmiglo, county of Fife.

Cast is the variant form of Cass. Dweller at, or near, an oak tree or forest, or at a hedged enclosure; one who made and sold copper pots; the son of Cass, a pet form of Cassandra meaning "helper of men".

The lastname is variation of Cash. An english variant of Cass that means dweller at, or near, an oak tree or forest, or at a hedged enclosure.

The family name Cast is a variant form of Cass. Cas, an ancient Irish personal name, found so early as the fifth century.

How popular is Cast?

Cast is common in United States, Iran, England.

Cast is ranked 135787 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Casts plummeted by 1.26 per cent to 1258 since 2000 and slipped by 1350 spots and ranked at 20937. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.56 84.69
Hispanic or Latino 9.7 7.46
Black 5.56 5.18
Others 1.35 1.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.11 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0
Cast is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in England. Around 3307 people have been found who wears Cast as their family name. Cast is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cast:
19,264 United States1,857
Countries with hundreds of Cast:
16,916 Iran359
14,847 England354
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
101,453 France77
17,324 Mexico73
3,014 Taiwan61
149,158 Russia55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,395 Venezuela46
129,424 Germany31
54,700 Australia30
174,290 Brazil28
92,103 Italy27
386,265 India24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
59,518 Netherlands21
63,384 Spain16
184,366 Philippines16
153,264 Canada14
18,211 Singapore13
55,358 Tanzania11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
152,056 Argentina10
5,853 Guatemala10
21,385 Ecuador8
77,733 Pakistan8
95,036 Kazakhstan8
23,443 Scotland8
51,006 United Arab Emirates7
41,661 New Zealand6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Wilhe. Cast was 22 years old when she migrated to USA on July 21, 1866. She lived in Germany and took Allemannia from Hamburg. Erick-Mi. Cast (44) Laborer, Laborer Gottlieb Cast, Christ. Cast (10), Farmer Friedr. Cast, Friedr. Cast (46) Farmer, Gotthilf Cast, 12 years old Gottlieb Cast, 16 years old Hein. Cast, and 5 other Cast mainly laborer, farmer migrated to US.

Cast Namesakes

  • Tricia Cast, American actress
  • The Appleseed Cast, American rock band, based in Lawrence, Kansas
  • P. C. Cast, American romance/fantasy author,
  • Def Wish Cast, pioneering Australian hip hop group originally

Cast Namesakes

  • Tricia Cast, American actress
  • The Appleseed Cast, American rock band, based in Lawrence, Kansas
  • P. C. Cast, American romance/fantasy author,
  • Def Wish Cast, pioneering Australian hip hop group originally

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