Decoste History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The noble French surname Decoste 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 Decoste family

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

Early History of the Decoste family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decoste 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 Decoste History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Decoste 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 Decoste family

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Migration of the Decoste 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 Decoste (post 1700) +

John Everett DeCoste (1928-2024), known as Terry Carter, was an American actor and filmmaker
Jared DeCoste, American researcher with the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical and Biological Center
Dennis DeCoste, American engineer and researcher with Apple
David F. DeCoste, American politician, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2015-)
Patrick DeCoste (b. 1978), American rock guitarist
Joseph Decoste, Canadian researcher at the University of Alberta
Jean-Baptiste Décoste (1925-1980), Haitian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche (1972-1980)
Jonathan Decoste, Canadian cinematographer, best known for the film Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu), for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Cinematography at the 22B Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021