Costen Surname

260,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Costen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Constantine' (familiarly Costantine), from nick. Costain or Costin. This nick, lasted till the 17th century.

1586. Married — Constantine Maude and Isabella Hartley: Reg.

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Costen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7451:486,52241,106
England3731:149,37814,295
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Israel431:199,01519,367
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
France41:16,605,680368,153
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2911:172,57315,534

Costen (2,389) may also be a first name.

Costen 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' (familiarly Costantine), from nick. Costain or Costin. This nick, lasted till the 17th century.

1586. Married — Constantine Maude and Isabella Hartley: Reg. Keighley, Yorks (N. and Q. July 3, 1886).

1617. Buried — The wife of Costaine Maude: ibid.

1583. Baptised — Judith, d. of Costane Mawd: Reg. Halifax, Yorkshire.

1597. Buried — Antony, son of Costan Robinson: ibid.

Costin Radger, Suffolk, 1371. Hundred Rolls.

Isabella Costin, Suffolk, ibid.

Costin de Ecca, Surreyf., ibid.

John Costyn, mayor of Lynn, Norfolk, temp. Henry III: History of Norfolk.

Richard Costyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kh-by's Quest.

Willelmus Costyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertas Costyn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Costyneson, 1379: ibid.

William Costantyn (1314), or Costyn (1311), or Constantyn (1322), returned as burgess for Bedford in 1305. Writs of Parliament.

'The West Derby Board of Guardians met yesterday ... present, among others, Dr. Costine': Liverpool Mercury, July 28, 1887.

1637. Buried — Frances Coston, widow. St Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) dims. of Costantine, for Constantine, q.v.

Costin Radger.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic + Latin) Manx contraction of MacAusteyn = Son of Austeyn or Austen: v. Austen.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

A known form of Constantine.

The Norman People (1874)

Costen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Costen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Costen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,172nd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,826,189 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Costen live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 151,876th most numerous first name globally, held by 2,389 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 745 people, or 1 in 486,522. In The United States Costen is primarily found in: Georgia, where 21 percent are found, Virginia, where 14 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Costen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Costen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Costen surname expanded 256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Costen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Costen surname are 2.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Costen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coysten9245/
Cousten9223/
Costien921/
Costent921/
Costuen920/
Coten91122/
Costn912/
Chosteen860/
Costin8322,540/
Cotten839,624/
Josten834,839/
Sosten832,375/
Kosten832,011/
Casten831,952/
Coteng83217/
Costîn83156/
Couten8382/
Cothen8340/
Custen8333/
Costyn8329/
Cooten8317/
Cotien8310/
Costem836/
Costne832/
Coxten831/
Cotent831/
Cotend831/
Coteen830/
Cotn804/
Joosten7712,298/
Costina77878/
Joisten77778/
Casteen77577/
Chasten77500/
Castien77285/
Jousten77246/
Couthen77152/
Sohsten7792/
Coothen7749/
Coutien7743/
Costing7736/
Costion7733/
Koesten7728/
Soosten7727/
Cotteen7719/
Kostenc7712/
Coustin775/
Kostend773/
Causten772/
Costyna772/
Coutten772/
Casteng772/
Cassten772/
Costijn771/
Costtin771/
Cotthen771/
Chostin771/
Cosstin771/
Castten770/
Coytten770/
Josteng770/
Caesten770/
Koten738,223/
Cotin731,082/
Caten73388/
Cotne7330/
Coitn736/
Castn736/
Custn735/
Kostn733/
Cotín733/
Cottn731/
Cotem731/
Qoten730/
Chasteen714,917/
Kostendt7141/
Kosztend7117/
Couttien7115/
Khoshten7115/
Joosteen714/
Cootthen712/
Chastten711/
Chusteen710/
Kostin6743,107/
Kasten6714,541/
Cottin678,448/
Kostyn673,985/
Jasten673,639/
Kesten672,703/
Cojtin672,402/
Coutin672,352/
Castin672,121/
Kotten67908/
Kothen67539/
Cottyn67476/
Kösten67447/
Kooten67253/
Custin67242/
Catten67237/
Catoen67209/
Jostin67176/
Coting67168/
Koteen67167/
Cateng67163/
Costim67141/
Kouten67126/
Sostin6782/
Sostyn6778/
Kusten6771/
Cottem6759/
Kostenova6744/
Cotina6736/
Khoten6736/
Kohten6731/
Cothin6728/
Kostem6724/
Sasten6720/
Cathen6718/
Castenova6713/
Coutem6713/
Coitin6710/
Jostem679/
Cataen678/
Kotien678/
Coutín677/
Cauten673/
Kästen673/
Koiten673/
Costinova672/
Chassteen672/
Castne672/
Catien672/
Kosteń672/
Cotion672/
Hkoten671/
Custem671/
Kostõn671/
Qoteng671/
Cateen671/
Catend671/
Castén671/
Cashstien670/
Cootin670/
Castem670/
Chastteen670/

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