Coston Surname
Approximately 8,073 people bear this surname
Coston 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 SurnameCoston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,876 | 1:52,714 | 6,336 |
| France | 587 | 1:113,156 | 16,948 |
| England | 323 | 1:172,502 | 15,799 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 501 | 1:100,237 | 10,167 |
Coston (285) may also be a first name.
Coston 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.
Parishes in cos. Leicester and Norfolk.
Coston Demographics
Average Male Coston Height
177.1 cm
Average Female Coston Height
163.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coston is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Coston? popularity and diffusion
The last name Coston is the 62,201st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 902,706 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Coston live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 524,196th most common forename in the world It is held by 285 people.
The last name Coston is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,876 people, or 1 in 52,714. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Nevada, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Coston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Coston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coston last name increased 1,372 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Coston surname are 0.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Coston earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.49% more than the national average, earning R 295,836 per year; in United States they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $38,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.28% more than the national average, earning $62,740 CAD per year.
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Coston Reference & Research
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Cason 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
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