Costa is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France. It is 5 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Costa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain, Portugal, Italy, France
Meaning:
Lastname is a variation of Dacosta. Dweller along the coast or shore.
Dweller on a hillside.
How popular is Costa?
Costa is common in Brazil, Portugal, Italy, United States, Guinea-Bissau, Spain, East Timor, Argentina, France, Uruguay, Canada, Indonesia, India, Australia, England, Tanzania, Philippines, Cuba, Peru, Cyprus, Ecuador, Switzerland, Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Chile, Germany, Cape Verde, Angola, Belgium, Venezuela, Thailand, Dominican Republic, South Africa, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Paraguay, Bolivia, Suriname, Israel, Ireland, Russia, Bangladesh, Luxembourg, Austria, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Malta, Bahrain, Andorra, Namibia, Singapore, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Nigeria.
Costa is ranked 288 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Costa bearers increased by 8.62 per cent in 2010 US census to 38265 since 2000, the surname slipped by 4 spots and ranked at 904. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 83.16 | 83.35 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.25 | 8.48 |
| Black | 2.26 | 1.21 |
| Others | 2.11 | 5.22 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 1.82 | 1.38 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.39 | 0.36 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with millions of Costa:
24
Brazil1,395,868
Brazil1,395,868Countries with hundred thousands of Costa:
5
Portugal154,689
Portugal154,689Countries with ten thousands of Costa:
18
Italy76,312
Italy76,312882
United States48,810
United States48,81015
Guinea-Bissau39,611
Guinea-Bissau39,611173
Spain30,299
Spain30,29916
East Timor25,062
East Timor25,062241
Argentina23,623
Argentina23,623298
France16,976
France16,976Countries with thousands of Costa:
52
Uruguay7,003
Uruguay7,003963
Canada5,601
Canada5,6013,012
Indonesia5,224
Indonesia5,22410,537
India4,498
India4,4981,049
Australia3,781
Australia3,7812,195
England3,747
England3,7471,992
Tanzania3,439
Tanzania3,4395,747
Philippines2,713
Philippines2,713541
Cuba2,612
Cuba2,6121,816
Peru2,287
Peru2,28754
Cyprus2,186
Cyprus2,1861,221
Ecuador2,122
Ecuador2,122559
Switzerland2,067
Switzerland2,0671,344
Romania1,960
Romania1,96020
São Tomé and Príncipe1,820
São Tomé and Príncipe1,820901
Chile1,663
Chile1,6636,342
Germany1,661
Germany1,66168
Cape Verde1,433
Cape Verde1,4332,295
Angola1,090
Angola1,0901,576
Belgium1,061
Belgium1,0611,802
Venezuela1,037
Venezuela1,037Countries with hundreds of Costa:
11,264
Thailand854
Thailand854953
Dominican Republic847
Dominican Republic8478,089
South Africa842
South Africa8425,043
Mexico710
Mexico7108,802
Morocco648
Morocco6483,390
Colombia547
Colombia54710,708
Saudi Arabia437
Saudi Arabia4376,629
Netherlands431
Netherlands431755
Paraguay413
Paraguay4131,970
Bolivia379
Bolivia379227
Suriname300
Suriname3004,264
Israel287
Israel2872,131
Ireland226
Ireland22657,576
Russia215
Russia21513,468
Bangladesh209
Bangladesh209353
Luxembourg204
Luxembourg2047,281
Austria187
Austria1871,391
Mozambique182
Mozambique1829,101
Sri Lanka181
Sri Lanka181200
Malta174
Malta1741,494
Bahrain162
Bahrain16277
Andorra158
Andorra1582,974
Namibia145
Namibia1451,839
Singapore116
Singapore11618,198
Zimbabwe110
Zimbabwe1104,357
Scotland106
Scotland10662,154
Nigeria105
Nigeria105Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,829
New Zealand94
New Zealand943,343
Wales93
Wales937,712
Sweden92
Sweden9292
San Marino89
San Marino89630
New Caledonia73
New Caledonia7348,027
Egypt72
Egypt722,645
Panama69
Panama693,011
Northern Ireland66
Northern Ireland661,428
Costa Rica64
Costa Rica641,650
El Salvador62
El Salvador627,566
Kuwait58
Kuwait589,962
Denmark53
Denmark534,519
Guatemala53
Guatemala5313,481
Norway52
Norway52Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,546
China48
China4835,705
Greece48
Greece4829,648
Malaysia48
Malaysia481,427
Puerto Rico46
Puerto Rico462,232
Honduras45
Honduras4530,068
Pakistan41
Pakistan411,667
French Polynesia37
French Polynesia37106,969
DR Congo35
DR Congo35232
Gibraltar32
Gibraltar3242
Monaco26
Monaco26908
Guam25
Guam2522,886
United Arab Emirates25
United Arab Emirates2518,579
Finland24
Finland2415,343
Botswana22
Botswana2240,882
Japan22
Japan224,886
Jamaica21
Jamaica21336
Macau21
Macau212,654
Senegal20
Senegal204,563
Tunisia20
Tunisia20277
Curaçao19
Curaçao193,192
Hong Kong19
Hong Kong1919,504
Malawi17
Malawi179,281
Taiwan17
Taiwan17104,623
Turkey17
Turkey1762,292
Czechia16
Czechia1663,055
Kazakhstan16
Kazakhstan16792
Myanmar16
Myanmar1616,023
Qatar16
Qatar16690
Bermuda15
Bermuda1515,474
Estonia15
Estonia1530,252
Zambia15
Zambia151,520
Jersey14
Jersey144,528
Oman13
Oman1312,312
Lebanon12
Lebanon12126,214
Poland11
Poland11Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,511
Aruba9
Aruba972,859
Belarus9
Belarus9322
Equatorial Guinea9
Equatorial Guinea9993
South Korea9
South Korea921,487
Afghanistan8
Afghanistan853,030
Hungary8
Hungary815,346
Ghana7
Ghana7742
Liechtenstein7
Liechtenstein7114,218
Uganda7
Uganda748,272
Ivory Coast6
Ivory Coast629,369
Liberia6
Liberia618,975
Slovenia6
Slovenia6Show Full Last Name Distribution
Immigrants to US
From Italy
Farmer A. Costa from Italy aboard the France from Havre. She is registered to be 7 years old when she arrived in USA on June 9, 1880. A. Costa (21) Laborer, A. Costa, aged 24, 45 years old A. Costa, A. Costa (58) Farmer, 59 years old A. Costa, Adelaide Costa (15) Servant, Adelaide Costa (28) Farmer, 34 years old Adelaide Costa, and 877 other Costa majority of whom were laborer and others worked as mason and servant, housewife, weaver, sailor, clerk, country man, journeyman, carpenter, shoemaker, peasant, tailor, daughter, housekeeper, country woman, terrace maker, barber, seamstress, house woman, engineer, dressmaker, fruit dealer, blacksmith, trader, fisherman, miner, porter, baker, miller, merchant, cultivator, domestic, joiner, chemist, tradesman, smith, musician, helper, marrier, sculptor, gentleman migrated to US from Naples, Havre, Mediterranean Ports and Genoa.
From Germany
J. Costa was 27 years old when he migrated to USA on September 14, 1850. He lived in France where he worked as merchant and took Gallia from Havre. Musician Arsenis Costa, Ruf. Costa, aged 26, Laborer Baptist-J. Costa, 27 years old G Costa, Sentina Costa, 27 years old Giovanni Costa, 20 years old Luigia Costa, Maria Costa, and 17 other Costa around 33.33% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer migrated to US.
Costa Namesakes
- Uriel da Costa, Many details about his life appear in his short autobiography
- Ronaldo da Costa, former long-distance runner and world-record holder for the marathon distance
- Paolo Costa, President of the Venice Port Authority
- Andrea Costa, Italian Master Mason and socialist activist
- Margaret Jull Costa, British translator of Portuguese- and Spanish-language fiction and poetry, including the works of Eça de Queiroz, Fernando Pessoa
- Adelino Amaro da Costa, Portuguese Politician
- Sequeira Costa, Portuguese pianist
- Emanuel Mendez da Costa, English botanist, naturalist, philosopher
- Guilherme Posser da Costa, was Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Isaac da Costa, Jewish poet
- Manuel Saturnino da Costa, Guinea-Bissau politician
- Roberto Costa, He played goalkeeper
- Olga Costa, painter and cultural promoter
- Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Portuguese engineer and politician
- Orlando da Costa, Portuguese writer
- Moses da Costa, 18th-century English banker
- Jordan da Costa, Brazilian football player
- Juliana Dias da Costa, woman of Portuguese descent
- Marcel Costa, Spanish auto racing driver
- Frank Costa, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Desidério Costa, Angolan politician
- Francisco Seixas da Costa, former Portuguese diplomat
- Jacob Mendes Da Costa, American physician
- Nílton Coelho da Costa, Brazilian football player
- Heitor da Silva Costa, Brazilian civil engineer
- Marcos Costa, boxer from Brazil,
- Achille Costa, Italian entomologist appointed director of the Zoological Museum of Naples
- Sara Mendes da Costa,
- Maria Velho da Costa, Portuguese writer
- Oronzio Gabriele Costa, Italian zoologist
- Augusto da Costa, Brazilian footballer
- Francesco Costa, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period
- Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Portuguese naval officer and politician
- Manuel Franklin da Costa, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huambo then Lubango
- Alvimar de Oliveira Costa, former president of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube of Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais and he was reelected for a further period of three years
- Benjamin Mendes da Costa, English merchant and philanthropist
- Jorge da Costa, Portuguese Cardinal
- Fernando Santos Costa, member of the Government of Salazar
- Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer
- Vítor Costa, Portuguese hammer thrower
- Lamberto Dalla Costa, Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s
- Joseph Desler Costa, photographer and musician born in Pittsburgh
- Zacarias da Costa, East Timorese politician and diplomat
- José Ramos Costa, born in Valencia, President of Valencia CF
- Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop
- Newton da Costa, Brazilian mathematician, logician, and philosopher
- Horacio de la Costa, first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus
- Carlos Azpiroz Costa, Argentinian friar of the Order of Preachers
- Elia Dalla Costa, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal
- Rui Costa, retired Portuguese professional footballer
- Jorge Costa, Portuguese retired footballer
- Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner
- António Costa, Goan-Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current Prime Minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015
- Giovanni Costa, Italian landscape painter and patriotic revolutionary
- Manuel Pinto da Costa, Santoméan economist and politician
Costa Namesakes
- Uriel da Costa, Many details about his life appear in his short autobiography
- Ronaldo da Costa, former long-distance runner and world-record holder for the marathon distance
- Paolo Costa, President of the Venice Port Authority
- Andrea Costa, Italian Master Mason and socialist activist
- Margaret Jull Costa, British translator of Portuguese- and Spanish-language fiction and poetry, including the works of Eça de Queiroz, Fernando Pessoa
- Adelino Amaro da Costa, Portuguese Politician
- Sequeira Costa, Portuguese pianist
- Emanuel Mendez da Costa, English botanist, naturalist, philosopher
- Guilherme Posser da Costa, was Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Isaac da Costa, Jewish poet
- Manuel Saturnino da Costa, Guinea-Bissau politician
- Roberto Costa, He played goalkeeper
- Olga Costa, painter and cultural promoter
- Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Portuguese engineer and politician
- Orlando da Costa, Portuguese writer
- Moses da Costa, 18th-century English banker
- Jordan da Costa, Brazilian football player
- Juliana Dias da Costa, woman of Portuguese descent
- Marcel Costa, Spanish auto racing driver
- Frank Costa, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Desidério Costa, Angolan politician
- Francisco Seixas da Costa, former Portuguese diplomat
- Jacob Mendes Da Costa, American physician
- Nílton Coelho da Costa, Brazilian football player
- Heitor da Silva Costa, Brazilian civil engineer
- Marcos Costa, boxer from Brazil,
- Achille Costa, Italian entomologist appointed director of the Zoological Museum of Naples
- Sara Mendes da Costa,
- Maria Velho da Costa, Portuguese writer
- Oronzio Gabriele Costa, Italian zoologist
- Augusto da Costa, Brazilian footballer
- Francesco Costa, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period
- Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Portuguese naval officer and politician
- Manuel Franklin da Costa, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huambo then Lubango
- Alvimar de Oliveira Costa, former president of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube of Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais and he was reelected for a further period of three years
- Benjamin Mendes da Costa, English merchant and philanthropist
- Jorge da Costa, Portuguese Cardinal
- Fernando Santos Costa, member of the Government of Salazar
- Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer
- Vítor Costa, Portuguese hammer thrower
- Lamberto Dalla Costa, Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s
- Joseph Desler Costa, photographer and musician born in Pittsburgh
- Zacarias da Costa, East Timorese politician and diplomat
- José Ramos Costa, born in Valencia, President of Valencia CF
- Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop
- Newton da Costa, Brazilian mathematician, logician, and philosopher
- Horacio de la Costa, first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus
- Carlos Azpiroz Costa, Argentinian friar of the Order of Preachers
- Elia Dalla Costa, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal
- Rui Costa, retired Portuguese professional footballer
- Jorge Costa, Portuguese retired footballer
- Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner
- António Costa, Goan-Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current Prime Minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015
- Giovanni Costa, Italian landscape painter and patriotic revolutionary
- Manuel Pinto da Costa, Santoméan economist and politician
Related Family Names:
- Cosa (Philippines)
- Cosca (Philippines)
- Coscia (Argentina)
- Coscolla
- Cosculluela
- Cosenza (Guatemala)
- Cosetta
- Cosgaya (Mexico)
- Cosima
- Cosma (Romania)
- Cosmina (Romania)
- Cossa (Mozambique)
- Cossiola
- Cossovitsa
- Costa (Spain, Portugal, Italy, France)
- Costacurta (Brazil)
- Costafreda
- Costagliola (Italy)
- Costamagna (Italy)
- Costanda
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