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Cöster History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Cöster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Cöster family

The surname Cöster was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Amsterdam, an ancient 13th century town held by the Lords of Amstel. Giesebrecht II built a castle there. Geisbrecht III built the dam to keep out the sea. It is first mentioned in charters of 1275 when Floris IV, the count of Holland granted its charter. It became a city of great mercantile wealth. It hold great treasures of art. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family.

Early History of the Cöster family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cöster research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1579, 1620, 1657, 1659, 1665 and 1827 are included under the topic Early Cöster History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cöster Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Coster, Cöster, Costerr, Costers, Costeres, Costere, Costter, Cosster, Cooster, van Coster and many more.

Early Notables of the Cöster family

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Cöster Ranking

In the United States, the name Cöster is the 18,757^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Cöster is ranked the 8,873^rd most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Cöster migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cöster Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Andrew Coster, who landed in Virginia in 1653 3
Hans Coster, who arrived in America in 1657 3
Cornelis Coster, who arrived in New York in 1658 3
Hendrik Coster, who arrived in New Netherland in 1658
Hendrik Coster, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1658 3
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Cöster Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

David Coster, who arrived in Maryland in 1733
H. Henry Coster, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753
Joshua Coster, who arrived in New England in 1774
Henry A. Coster, who settled in New York in 1784
Henry A Coster, who landed in New York in 1784 3

Cöster Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Abraham Coster, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Friderick Coster, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Charles Henry Coster, who settled in Philadelphia in 1810
Pedro A Coster, aged 28, who arrived in Key West, Fla in 1845 3
Stephen Coster, aged 30, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1845 3
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Cöster migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cöster Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Coster, who landed in Nelson, New Zealand in 1842 aboard the ship Geo Fife
John Coster, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "George Fyfe" in 1842
Mary Coster, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "George Fyfe" in 1842
Charles Coster, aged 18, a farm labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "George Fyfe" in 1842
Mr. Coster, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "George Fyffe" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 7th November 1842 4
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Cöster migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Cöster Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Anne Coster, who settled in Barbados or Jamaica in 1674

Contemporary Notables of the name Cöster (post 1700) +

Nicolas Dwynn Coster (1933-2023), English–born American actor, best known for his work on Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, T. J. Hooker, and Star Trek: The Next Generation
Charles Coster (1837-1888), American soldier and public official, Commander of a brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg
Dirk Coster (1889-1950), Dutch physicist, Professor of Physics and Meteorology at the University of Groningen
Tracy Coster (b. 1966), Australian country music singer and songwriter
Howard Sydney Musgrave Coster (1885-1959), British photographer, perhaps best known for his photograph of A. A. Milne with his son Christopher Robin Milne and Pooh Bear
Elizabeth Mary Coster (b. 1982), New Zealand swimmer at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Stan Coster OAM (1930-1997), Australian country musician, father of country music singer Tracy Coster
Charles De Coster (1827-1879), Belgian novelist
Thomas Coster Scott (1930-2015), American NFL football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants who played from 1953 to 1964, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies