Costean Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Costean Surname Definition:
Contracted from MacAusteyn, a shortened form of MacAugustin, 'Augustin’s Son'. (Augustin is the diminutive of Augustus.) The fame of Augustinus of Hippo, and his namesake, the missionary of the English, caused this name to be a favourite among Christian converts.
Read More About This SurnameCostean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 88 | 1:228,158 | 22,067 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Coştean (1) & Coștean (1) are calculated separately.
Costean Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from MacAusteyn, a shortened form of MacAugustin, 'Augustin’s Son'. (Augustin is the diminutive of Augustus.) The fame of Augustinus of Hippo, and his namesake, the missionary of the English, caused this name to be a favourite among Christian converts. Magnus Barfod, King of Norway, who was in Man between 1093 and 1103, had a son Osteen.
Costain and Costean are purely Manx names.
Costean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Costean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Costean is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Coştean or Coștean. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Costean? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Costean are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
Costean is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 228,158. In Romania it is most common in: Timiș County, where 93 percent live, Arad County, where 5 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent live. Beside Romania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.
Costean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Costean has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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