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![Show Contents]() Decost Surname History
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 France
The noble French surname Decost 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 Decost familyThe surname Decost was first found in Languedoc where this illustrious family held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Decost familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decost research. Another 323 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1593, 1650, 1696, 1700, 1704, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1808, 1816 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Decost History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Decost Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Decost familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Decost Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Decost familySome 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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