Costes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The noble French surname Costes 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 Costes family

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

Early History of the Costes family

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Costes 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 Costes family

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Costes Ranking

In France, the name Costes is the 1,234^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,552 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Costes 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.

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