Costy Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Costy Surname User-submission:

Many, if not all people bearing the name Costy in the United States is from a shortened version of the Polish Kostukevich. During WWI, a man by the name of Stanislav Kostukevich came to the US from war-torn Poland/Russia via Ellis Island and had his name shortened by US Immigration to Stanley Costy.

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Costy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1931:344,15951,782
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Romania311:647,67345,663
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Costy (453) may also be a first name.

Costy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Many, if not all people bearing the name Costy in the United States is from a shortened version of the Polish Kostukevich. During WWI, a man by the name of Stanislav Kostukevich came to the US from war-torn Poland/Russia via Ellis Island and had his name shortened by US Immigration to Stanley Costy.

The surname is patronymic and comes from the given name, Kosti or Kosty, which are derived from the name, Constantine, which means 'constant' or 'steadfast'.

- fiddlybuns

Costy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Costy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Costy is most common in France. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Costy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Costy is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Costy live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 401,726th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 453 people.

The last name Costy is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 344,159. In France Costy is primarily found in: Normandy, where 36 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Romania, where 8 percent reside.

Costy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Costy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Costy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (89%) in Lebanon and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Costy are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Costy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,906 per year; in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.96% more than the national average, earning $75,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cousty91971/
Costoy91378/
Costey91226/
Costys9120/
Costty915/
Costay912/
Cossty911/
Coustey8310/
Costych832/
Costhey831/
Costaya831/
Costtey830/
Costa801,881,518/
Coste8029,545/
Costi807,473/
Kosty80530/
Casty80343/
Custy80279/
Costé8010/
Costá801/
Costea7335,271/
Dcosta7310,767/
Costes739,491/
Coster739,048/
Costha731,058/
Couste731,055/
Costet73979/
Castay73417/
Costis73361/
Costta73334/
Costei73201/
Kostyo73173/
Costie73167/
Costoi73100/
Chasty7398/
Costez7378/
Castey7368/
Kostey7363/
Koszty7357/
Cousté7344/
Cuosta7336/
Custey7334/
Koshty7332/
Costte7330/
Ccosta7326/
Costti7326/
Coosta7324/
Costaa7317/
Cossta7317/
Khosty7314/
Cousta7313/
Coiste7310/
Gcosta739/
Costai739/
Kostyz738/
Chosti738/
Kostay736/
Cassty736/
Chusty735/
Kostoy735/
Castoy735/
Coshta735/
Costih734/
Hcosta733/
Costee733/
Coista733/
Dcoste733/
Causty732/
Costio732/
Choste732/
Kostiy731/
Castty731/
Coztoy731/
Costeu731/
Catsty731/
Cosdta731/
Kostyś731/
Castys731/
Costhe731/
Costiş731/
Costiș731/
Coustá731/
Cooste731/
Coszta731/
Csosta731/
Costed730/
D'Costa6713,454/
Costich671,234/
Coustet67449/
Castaya67313/
Kostych67227/
Coustes67184/
Kosztyi67167/
Kostyts67127/
Costeas6798/
Kostycz6790/
Kosztyo6773/
Chastyi6760/
Chastey6750/
Koshtay6740/
Coustie6736/
Couster6723/
Koshtey6719/
Chastiy6713/
Khostay6712/
Casteys6711/
Costish678/
Chastay677/
Costeis677/
Cosster676/
Casttey676/
Coustès675/
Dcoshta675/
Chustiy675/
Chushty674/
Chousti674/
Chastyy673/
Cosstte673/
Khoosty673/
Costest672/
Coustai672/
Choshti672/
Khostey671/
Casthey671/
Caustey671/
Costeth671/
Costhea671/
Costher671/
Costhoa671/
Cioster671/
Czazsty671/
Kuostys671/
Kostysz671/
Choosti671/
Chouste671/
Chuisty671/
Chashty671/
Costiss671/
Cousteu671/
Coestee671/
Costitt671/
Costets670/
Cooster670/
Castiey670/

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