Costes History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe 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 familyThe surname Costes was first found in Languedoc where this illustrious family held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Costes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Costes 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 Costes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Costes 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 Costes familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Costes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Costes RankingIn France, the name Costes is the 1,234th most popular surname with an estimated 4,552 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Costes 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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