Coster Surname
Approximately 9,048 people bear this surname
Coster Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'round-headed,' like a costard or apple. Undoubtedly Costard with the final 'd' elided. The name without prefix is found in all early registers. Costermonger is similarly for costerd-monger. The name is found in widely separated districts, as the following instances will show.
Read More About This SurnameCoster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,232 | 1:162,392 | 16,525 |
| England | 1,512 | 1:36,851 | 4,825 |
| Netherlands | 1,115 | 1:15,145 | 2,277 |
| Australia | 859 | 1:31,427 | 4,178 |
| Tanzania | 768 | 1:68,934 | 7,269 |
| France | 595 | 1:111,635 | 16,693 |
| New Zealand | 528 | 1:8,576 | 1,480 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Belgium | 221 | 1:52,021 | 8,506 |
| Canada | 142 | 1:259,476 | 24,513 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Denmark | 73 | 1:77,325 | 7,557 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 871 | 1:27,985 | 3,790 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 489 | 1:102,697 | 10,383 |
The alternate forms: Cöster (403) are calculated separately.
Coster (8,806) may also be a first name.
Coster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'round-headed,' like a costard or apple. Undoubtedly Costard with the final 'd' elided. The name without prefix is found in all early registers. Costermonger is similarly for costerd-monger. The name is found in widely separated districts, as the following instances will show.
'George Costard, astronomical writer (1710-82), was born at Shrewsbury': Dictionary of National Biography.
Reginald Costard, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Emma Costard, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard Costard, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John Costard, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Margery Costard, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Thomas Costard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1790. Married — James Costar and Elizabeth Spreckleson: St. George, Hanover Square.
1792. — James Coster and Elizabeth Keep: ibid.
For Costard, q.v.
See Koster.
(Dutch) The sexton.
Du. "Koster, deurwaarder van een Catholyke kerk." Marin's Dict. A sacristan.
A form of Costard. Walter Costart was of Normandy, 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Anfrid and Roger C. in 1198 (Ib.); Oliver Costard was of England, 1194 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis).
Coster: a doorkeeper.
Coster Demographics
Coster Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Coster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coster is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Cöster. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Coster? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 56,065th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 805,432 people. The last name Coster occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Coster reside; 22 percent reside in Western Europe and 21 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Coster is also the 66,675th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 8,806 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,232 people, or 1 in 162,392. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.
Coster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 456 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Coster last name is predominantly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Coster surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.58% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Coster earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,980 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning R 253,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.76% less than the national average, earning $13,449,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $48,895 CAD per year.
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Coster Reference & Research
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