Costard Surname

217,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Costard Surname Definition:

1 = Cost (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -ard [Teutonic hard, hard] 2 a nickname from the apple so called; the apple-name being humorously applied to the head [Middle English costard, an apple; prob. from Old French coste (French côte), a rib + the French suff.

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Costard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6261:40,8505,107
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Canada491:751,95159,756
England471:1,185,49155,443
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Jersey81:12,4002,398
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey131:3,991684
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Costard (11) may also be a first name.

Costard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Cost (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -ard [Teutonic hard, hard] 2 a nickname from the apple so called; the apple-name being humorously applied to the head [Middle English costard, an apple; prob. from Old French coste (French côte), a rib + the French suff. -ard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Costard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Costard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Costard occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Costard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Costard is the 217,130th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,857,886 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Costard are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Costard is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,626 people, or 1 in 40,850. In France Costard is most frequent in: Brittany, where 37 percent live, Normandy, where 24 percent live and Île-de-France, where 18 percent live. Not including France this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Costard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Costard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Costard last name increased 940 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Costard Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Costard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning $40,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coustard9364/
Cotard921,119/
Costar92694/
Coutard862,646/
Cottard861,855/
Custard861,458/
Castard86309/
Cothard8670/
Costart8639/
Costerd8618/
Coustar8612/
Costajr864/
Kostard861/
Coëtard861/
Costair860/
Cotar831,233/
Couthard8015/
Costaire8010/
Cottatrd801/
Custeard801/
Caustard801/
Costtair800/
Cuistard800/
Coutar77174/
Kostar77135/
Catard77125/
Cottar77122/
Castar7750/
Cotart7745/
Costor7713/
Cotair7713/
Cotare773/
Cothar770/
Coustaire750/
Coutthard750/
Cottart71219/
Costeur71182/
Cautard71117/
Coutart71109/
Kostarz7162/
Cottaar7158/
Kostare7130/
Coutord7122/
Koustar7114/
Castart718/
Koshtar717/
Castaar715/
Coutayr714/
Coutear714/
Khostar713/
Cotharp713/
Cottare712/
Koostar711/
Kustard711/
Castare711/
Cothare711/
Custord711/
Casterd711/
Costore711/
Cothair711/
Castord710/
Cateard710/
Cotaire710/
Kosthar710/
Castear710/
Cottarr710/
Cothord710/
Kotar673,747/
Catar67662/
Cotor67333/
Khoshtar6774/
Cousteur6724/
Cottarre6718/
Questard677/
Castarte674/
Kasteard672/
Cauthard672/
Castaire671/
Khostart671/
Khostare671/
Cotór671/
Cottharp670/
Couthart670/
Keestard670/

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