How common is the surname Costas?

1,217 people in the United States had the surname Costas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Costas?

In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Costas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Costas?

Bob Costas, American sportscaster, followed by Gustavo Costas.

Where is the surname Costas most common?

Wikidata records people named Costas in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Costas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Costas also a first name?

Yes. Costas is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Costas

A Greek surname, carried by 1,217 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Costas is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

Alternative form of Kostas, a male given name from Greek and a surname from Greek.

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,217 people named Costas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,183.

#21,470

rank among US surnames

1,217

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,763)

Who is named Costas

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

64% of people named Costas identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Costass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Costas
American sportscaster, born 1952
Gustavo Costas
Argentine footballer and manager, born 1963

Notable Costass come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Costas

Costigan

Costas has the Soundex code C232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C232.

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Costas come from?: Costas is Greek in origin.
How common is the surname Costas?: 1,217 people in the United States had the surname Costas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Costas?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Costas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Costas?: Bob Costas, American sportscaster, followed by Gustavo Costas.
Where is the surname Costas most common?: Wikidata records people named Costas in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Costas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Costas also a first name?: Yes. Costas is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.