Costner Surname

122,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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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Costner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6611:99,00511,001
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

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 held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Costner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,348th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,949,584 people. Costner is mostly 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 frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,661 people, or 1 in 99,005. In The United States Costner is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 34 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and South Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Costner exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Costner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Costner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Costner last name expanded 1,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Costner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Costner surname are 28.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.88% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chostner93185/
Coestner931/
Cotner923,763/
Costne922/
Castner862,902/
Kostner861,976/
Cottner86200/
Coitner8635/
Cootner8611/
Coutner862/
Jostner862/
Custner861/
Cothner860/
Cotne8330/
Koestner80973/
Kosztner80115/
Kostneer801/
Castgner801/
Casthner800/
Chustner800/
Chastner800/
Coistney800/
Coutnere800/
Caustner800/
Cotinner800/
Cotney77947/
Kotner77169/
Catner7731/
Castne772/
Costna771/
Cotnet771/
Kastner7125,461/
Kästner719,746/
Kestner713,836/
Küstner711,790/
Köstner711,712/
Cotnoir711,386/
Kottner71918/
Kustner71549/
Coutney7172/
Kostnerová7139/
Cottney7121/
Kothner719/
Cotnior715/
Kootner714/
Cattner713/
Kostnerova712/
Cathner711/
Kostnir711/
Sastner711/
Castnei711/
Coutnei711/
Castñer711/
Jastner711/
Cotinne711/
Cootney711/
Catneer710/
Cautner710/
Kaestner672,485/
Kasztner67209/
Kotne6765/
Jachtner6759/
Cottnair6720/
Kösztner6713/
Cotna674/
Kesztner673/
Kesstner673/
Kasthner672/
Kuchtner671/
Catne671/
Keustner671/
Kasstner671/
Kosthney671/
Kuistner671/
Koutnier671/
Gkoutner671/
Kastnesr670/
Kesttner670/
Kastneer670/

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Costner Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Costner
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