How common is the surname Costin?

2,019 people in the United States had the surname Costin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. It ranked 14,713th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Costin?

Mike Costin, British engineer, followed by Frank Costin.

Where is the surname Costin most common?

Wikidata records people named Costin in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Costin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,873 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,019 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Costin

A surname, carried by 2,019 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Costin is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,019 people named Costin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,873.

#14,713

rank among US surnames

2,019

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,574)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,704	Grout	2,022	152,693
#14,706	Westby	2,021	152,769
#14,712	Selig	2,020	152,844
#14,713	Aispuro	2,019	152,920

Who is named Costin

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

86% of people named Costin identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Costins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Costin
British engineer, born 1929
Frank Costin
Automotive engineer (1920-1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Costin

Costin has the Soundex code C235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C235.

Questions

How common is the surname Costin?: 2,019 people in the United States had the surname Costin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. It ranked 14,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Costin?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Costin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Costin?: Mike Costin, British engineer, followed by Frank Costin.
Where is the surname Costin most common?: Wikidata records people named Costin in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Costin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,873 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,019 in 2010, up 7.8%.