Cost History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The noble French surname Cost is of local origin, deriving from a geographic feature near where the initial bearer once resided. In this instance, the name is derived from the French word, "cote," which in a geographic sense, means, "by the coast."

Early Origins of the Cost family

The surname Cost was first found in Languedoc where this illustrious family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Cost family

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Cost Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lacoste, Lacostes, La Coste, La Costes, Lacauste, Lacaustes, La Caustes, La Causte, De Lacoste, De Lacostes, De Lacauste, De Lacaustes, Coste, Cost, Coust, Couste, Caust, Costes, Causte, Caustes, Decoteau, Costil, Cotel, Coteau and many more.

Early Notables of the Cost family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Francois-Marie Costa, chief physician in the French army in 1877, and Antoine Coste de la Combe, a captain in the regiment of the Marines and a knight of the order of Saint-Louis from 1696-1704

Cost Ranking

In the United States, the name Cost is the 16,215^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cost family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: B. Lacoste, aged 30; settled in New Orleans in 1821; Emily LaCoste, aged 22; settled in New York in 1822; Felix LaCoste, aged 29; settled in New York in 1822.

Contemporary Notables of the name Cost (post 1700) +

Mr. Henry Cost, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1512 to 1513
Mr. William Cost, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1508 to 1509
Mr. John Cost, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1496 to 1497
Mr. Thomas Cost, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1481 to 1482
Mr. John Cost, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1480 to 1481

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/