Costar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Costar family

The surname Costar was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the family name branched into other houses, where their influence continued to be felt because of the important role they played in the local social and political affairs. They held a family seat at Kosteritz.

Early History of the Costar family

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Costar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Koster, Kostar, Coster, Costar and others.

Early Notables of the Costar family

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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 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Costar (post 1700) +

Sir Norman Costar, British/Australian Diplomat and adjudicator, U.K. Immigration

Sources +

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)