| ![Show Contents]() Costar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CostarWhat does the name Costar mean? The name Costar is derived from the Middle English word "costard" which is "‘a prominently ribbed apple, a kind of large apple, but the word was evidently also known as a personal name." 1 Later, it defined a person who made a type of apple dumpling, a delicacy popular in early days. The final "d" from variants like Costard and Costerd was frequently dropped in later years. In France the word "castor" literally translates as "beaver." And in this case as in the former, the name is understood to be an occupational name. Early Origins of the Costar familyThe surname Costar was first found in Lincolnshire where Alexander filius Costard was registered in the Pipe Rolls of 1203. In the Latin for, Roger Costardus was listed in Norfolk 1175-1186 and later Richard Costard was found in the Assize Rolls for Wiltshire in 1249. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Reginald Costard, Gloucestershire; Emma Costard, Oxfordshire; and Richard Costard, Cambridgeshire and later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included an entry for Thomas Costard. 2 The source Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III had two entries for the family: John Costard, Lincolnshire; and Margery Costard, Lincolnshire. Early History of the Costar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Costar research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1710 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Costar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Costar Spelling VariationsCoster, Costar, Costard, Costerman Early Notables of the Costar family- George Costard (1710-1782), was an English astronomical writer, born at Shrewsbury. 3
| Costar migration to the United States | + |
Costar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Costar, who landed in New York in 1823
- F. Costar, who arrived in San Francisco in 1823
- Georgie Costar, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1872 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Costar (post 1700) | + |
- Sir Norman Costar, British/Australian Diplomat and adjudicator, U.K. Immigration
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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