Hi solemnheart! Welcome to the boards!

It's not a stupid question, I'm wondering the same thing.

We've heard Ryan and/or Esposito call Castle's mom "Mrs. R", implying that she's still Martha Rodgers. Not sure where "Castle" came from, but I'm guessing it's his legal name since Beckett was reading his criminal record in the pilot. He could've changed his name, or just adopted that one for writing, but in either case, it's his name now and has been for a while. Not sure if we've heard it said out loud, but I'm pretty sure Alexis' last name is Castle too.

I'm also a bit curious as to where it came from… Hopefully we'll get some more answers later this season

Ah, thank you!!  I was so about to start this thread.  This last episode (2×08) brought up this question for me big time.

Martha uses the name Rodgers- is this her maiden name or one of her married names?  I thought it was her most recent husband's name, but then she is using that name on 'MyFace.'   Since her old school friends are finding her, it MUST be her maiden name.  It's not likely a stage name for that reason, too.  It stands to reason that since she is an actress she would have kept her original name and not changed it throughout her marriages.  Ok, so then where did the name Castle come from?

I thought about the pen name idea, too, but again Alexis uses the name Castle as well, so that's not a fit.

If Martha doesn't know who Rick's father is, then it's unlikely that his name came from his actual father.  And seeing how she says he never had a father figure, it doesn't sound like any of her boyfriends/husbands ever stuck around long enough to adopt him, sooooo…

Unless perhaps Martha was married to a guy named Castle at the time she had Rick and she gave him her married name at the time.  Guess I'm gonna go with that theory for now.  Yeah.

Maybe Castle's name is like a Tootsie Roll Pop… The world may never know. (P.S.: I'm refering to the older Tootsie Roll Pop commercials when the kid is trying to find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop.)

Paladin said:no body has brought up the possibility that "Rodgers" is a stage nmae for Martha. Particularly with rodgers being so well thought of on the stage i.e. Richard Rodgers. Come to think of it that may be why Rick is named Richard, in homage to Richard Rodgers.

That's actually an interesting thought! I always kind of wondered about the name's origin, but hadn't put that much thought into it.

Castle said:Interesting question, I don't think it's been addressed but I wouldn't think it was a pen name because Alexis has it too. I would assume it's a family name from one of Martha's previous marriages.

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 Asmin. Love the Christmas look on the web site, so nice and welcoming.

sarah_darling said:I think Castle not knowing who his father is adds so much to who he is today. (Just a quick thought to throw in!)

I wonder if they would ever incorporate his father coming into the picture.