Costard Surname
Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCostard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,626 | 1:40,850 | 5,107 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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]
Costard Demographics
Average Costard Salary in
United States
$39,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Costard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Costard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Costard is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Costard.
How Common Is The Last Name Costard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 217,130th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,857,886 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Costard reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Costard is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 11 people.
The last name Costard is most common in France, where it is borne by 1,626 people, or 1 in 40,850. In France Costard is most numerous in: Brittany, where 37 percent reside, Normandy, where 24 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Costard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Costard has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 940 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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.
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Footnotes
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