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
Average Male Coster Height
178.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coster has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Cöster. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coster? popularity and diffusion
Coster is the 56,065th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 805,432 people. The last name Coster is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Coster reside; 22 percent reside in Western Europe and 21 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 66,675th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 8,806 people.
Coster is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,232 people, or 1 in 162,392. In The United States Coster is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.
Coster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Coster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 456 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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% being registered with 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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