Costner Surname
Approximately 3,738 people bear this surname
Costner Surname User-submission:
From the Middle High German, an occupational name for the steward of a granary (kornkasten) and hence, since general taxation developed from taxes on grain, a steward or treasurer responsible for financial matters at a court, monastery, or other institution.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,661 | 1:99,005 | 11,001 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:215,531 | 18,426 |
Costner (18) may also be a first name.
Costner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the Middle High German, an occupational name for the steward of a granary (kornkasten) and hence, since general taxation developed from taxes on grain, a steward or treasurer responsible for financial matters at a court, monastery, or other institution.
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Costner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Costner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Costner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Costner? popularity and diffusion
The surname Costner is the 122,348th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,949,584 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Costner live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,661 people, or 1 in 99,005. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 34 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and South Carolina, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Costner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Costner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Costner last name grew 1,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Costner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Costner surname are 28.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.88% registered to vote for the party.
Costner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $38,146 USD per year.
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Costner Reference & Research
Kastner FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Kastner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Costner
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