Costeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Costeau

What does the name Costeau mean?

The noble French surname Costeau 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 Costeau family

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

Early History of the Costeau family

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

Costeau 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 Costeau family

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Migration of the Costeau 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.