Kastrati is an Albanian surname. It is derived from the name of a tribe of the Malësi e Madhe area in Northern Albania. In 1403, certain Aleksa Kastrati, a lord of three villages, received a gift from the governor of Shkodër.

People called Kastrati include:

Antoneta Kastrati, Kosovo-born film director and screenwriter Arian Kastrati (born 2001), Kosovan footballer Bekim Kastrati (born 1979), Albanian footballer Elhan Kastrati (born 1997), Albanian footballer Erjon Kastrati (born 1994), Kosovan basketball player Fitim Kastrati (born 1994), Norwegian football midfielder Flamur Kastrati (born 1991), Kosovan footballer Florian Kastrati (born 2002), Albanian footballer Ilir Kastrati (born 1994), Albanian footballer Kastriot Kastrati (born 1993), Finnish footballer Lirim Kastrati, multiple people Resul Kastrati (born 1994), Albanian footballer Sajmir Kastrati (born 1987), Albanian footballer Shefqet Kastrati (born 1961), Albanian entrepreneur and the founder of Kastrati Group Vénera Kastrati, Albanian contemporary artist Visar Kastrati (born 1986), Kosovan football referee

See also House of Kastrioti

References

Edith Durham, High Albania (London: Edward Arnold, 1909), chapter 3