Costen Surname
Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCosten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 745 | 1:486,522 | 41,106 |
| England | 373 | 1:149,378 | 14,295 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Argentina | 107 | 1:399,471 | 30,635 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Northern Ireland | 37 | 1:49,866 | 4,222 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 189 | 1:128,970 | 11,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 291 | 1:172,573 | 15,534 |
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.
(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.
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.
A known form of Constantine.
Costen Demographics
Average Costen Salary in
United States
$43,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Costen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Costen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Costen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Costen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 260,172nd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,826,189 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Costen are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 151,876th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 2,389 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 745 people, or 1 in 486,522. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 21 percent live, Virginia, where 14 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Costen exists in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Costen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Costen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Costen last name rose 256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Costen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Costen surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Costen surname are 2.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.99% being registered with the political 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.
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Footnotes
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