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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Portuguese Dacosta family come from? What is the Portuguese Dacosta family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dacosta family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dacosta family history?

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dacosta Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Del Mz DaCosta, who landed in Jamaica in 1740
  • Isaac Nunez DaCosta, who landed in Jamaica in 1741
  • Jacob Nunez DaCosta, who landed in Jamaica in 1741
  • Moses Nunez DaCosta, who landed in Jamaica in 1743
  • Abraham Nunez DaCosta, who landed in Jamaica in 1743


Dacosta Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Peorine M DaCosta, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1840
  • Bartolome Dacosta, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1858

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  • Yaya DaCosta (b. 1982), American actress and fashion model
  • Manuel Pinto da Costa (b. 1937), politician
  • António Dacosta (1914-1990), Portuguese painter and poet
  • Noel G. DaCosta (1929-2002), Nigerian-Jamaican composer, jazz violinist, and choral conductor
  • Luísa Dacosta (b. 1927), Portuguese writer


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  1. Guiseppi, Montague Spencer, edition. Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies. Mancester, England: The Huguenot Soceity of London, 1921. Print.
  2. Marques A. H. De Oliveira. History of Portugal. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972. Print.
  3. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  4. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla, Spain. Print.
  5. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  7. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 19676. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today, 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-0900455-209).
  10. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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The Dacosta Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dacosta Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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