Cost Surname
Approximately 3,362 people bear this surname
Cost Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Constantine,' from nick. Cost; compare Cust, the nick, of Custance. Constantino was a popular fontname in Cornwall; v. Considine.
Richard fil. Coste, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameCost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,123 | 1:170,730 | 17,246 |
| Spain | 213 | 1:219,493 | 14,676 |
| Romania | 189 | 1:106,232 | 11,991 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 1:154,928 | 23,054 |
| France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 405 | 1:123,997 | 12,024 |
Cost (147) may also be a first name.
Cost Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Constantine,' from nick. Cost; compare Cust, the nick, of Custance. Constantino was a popular fontname in Cornwall; v. Considine.
Richard fil. Coste, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
William, son of Cost Cardew, 1551: Reg. St. Columb Major.
Cost Batte, and Emblem his wiffe, 1583: ibid.
Dims. of Costantine, for Constantine, q.v.
Roger Coste was of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Ralph Coste in 1198 (Ib.).
Cost Demographics
Average Male Cost Height
175.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cost Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cost Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cost is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cost? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cost is the 133,988th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,167,622 people. Cost is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cost reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 147 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,123 people, or 1 in 170,730. In The United States Cost is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 6 percent live and Romania, where 6 percent live.
Cost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cost surname expanded 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cost Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cost surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cost earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 301.19% more than the national average, earning R 953,376 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,097 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coste | 89 | 29,545 | / |
| Coest | 89 | 50 | / |
| Coust | 89 | 14 | / |
| Chost | 89 | 10 | / |
| Costs | 89 | 10 | / |
| Cotst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Coost | 89 | 1 | / |
| Costh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ciost | 89 | 1 | / |
| Costì | 89 | 1 | / |
| Costp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scost | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cos | 86 | 14,676 | / |
| Cot | 86 | 6,300 | / |
| Couste | 80 | 1,055 | / |
| Coiset | 80 | 89 | / |
| Costte | 80 | 30 | / |
| Coiste | 80 | 10 | / |
| Costch | 80 | 3 | / |
| D'Cost | 80 | 2 | / |
| Choste | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cousts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scostt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Costhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cooste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Costss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choyst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cosstz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scoost | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cote | 75 | 103,985 | / |
| Jost | 75 | 46,909 | / |
| Kost | 75 | 14,892 | / |
| Coss | 75 | 11,902 | / |
| Cast | 75 | 3,306 | / |
| Cose | 75 | 3,122 | / |
| Coit | 75 | 2,859 | / |
| Cott | 75 | 2,459 | / |
| Cots | 75 | 2,248 | / |
| Cosh | 75 | 1,891 | / |
| Coot | 75 | 1,169 | / |
| Cois | 75 | 1,127 | / |
| Cust | 75 | 971 | / |
| Coyt | 75 | 892 | / |
| Sost | 75 | 666 | / |
| Cout | 75 | 404 | / |
| Coos | 75 | 281 | / |
| Cosp | 75 | 276 | / |
| Zost | 75 | 123 | / |
| Cohs | 75 | 73 | / |
| Coxs | 75 | 67 | / |
| Cotz | 75 | 60 | / |
| Coth | 75 | 45 | / |
| Cosd | 75 | 44 | / |
| Cuot | 75 | 26 | / |
| Cous | 75 | 17 | / |
| Coët | 75 | 8 | / |
| Cods | 75 | 7 | / |
| Coxt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cozs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Coys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cojs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Coût | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cotd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cosz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cuos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cosx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coït | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qcos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ccot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hcot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Codt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Costova | 73 | 107 | / |
| Choiset | 73 | 88 | / |
| Cosstte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Coisset | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chouste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Costová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Costzch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Co | 67 | 56,920 | / |
| Coote | 67 | 9,829 | / |
| Cotte | 67 | 6,644 | / |
| Joost | 67 | 4,807 | / |
| Coots | 67 | 4,761 | / |
| Cosse | 67 | 2,941 | / |
| Couts | 67 | 1,420 | / |
| Couse | 67 | 1,300 | / |
| Coish | 67 | 1,070 | / |
| Caste | 67 | 1,037 | / |
| Chust | 67 | 979 | / |
| Khost | 67 | 831 | / |
| Coyte | 67 | 713 | / |
| Cotts | 67 | 688 | / |
| Coute | 67 | 627 | / |
| Koste | 67 | 586 | / |
| Soost | 67 | 531 | / |
| Coysh | 67 | 519 | / |
| Coite | 67 | 389 | / |
| Joste | 67 | 315 | / |
| Coose | 67 | 292 | / |
| Caust | 67 | 290 | / |
| Cohut | 67 | 254 | / |
| Quost | 67 | 174 | / |
| Sohst | 67 | 173 | / |
| Joszt | 67 | 170 | / |
| Kosht | 67 | 154 | / |
| Joist | 67 | 133 | / |
| Cosce | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ckuot | 67 | 99 | / |
| Soust | 67 | 92 | / |
| Cotch | 67 | 91 | / |
| Chast | 67 | 87 | / |
| Koost | 67 | 83 | / |
| Cootz | 67 | 65 | / |
| Koszt | 67 | 60 | / |
| Josts | 67 | 53 | / |
| Couth | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zoost | 67 | 43 | / |
| Koest | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sosht | 67 | 37 | / |
| Coshe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Coise | 67 | 31 | / |
| Coutt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Cothe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kosth | 67 | 26 | / |
| Couss | 67 | 24 | / |
| Koust | 67 | 23 | / |
| Couët | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cooth | 67 | 18 | / |
| Coith | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ccose | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hjost | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kozst | 67 | 8 | / |
| Josst | 67 | 7 | / |
| Custe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Josth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Couzs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Coott | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cojtì | 67 | 5 | / |
| Joust | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cohtz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cosch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koist | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jostå | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sosth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Casst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kostć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuote | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Corzs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coyse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cottz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Custt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coojs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cocht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Codds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Codts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Custs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jodst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qosht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchouste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cox's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coijt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcotp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cossh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ccott | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coyhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kohst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coits | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zoust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coitz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cuots | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jhost | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gcott | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuost | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coosd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Custz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Casth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cohse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coohs | 67 | 0 | / |
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Cost Reference & Research
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