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Etymology of La Costa

What does the name La Costa mean?

The noble French surname La Costa 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 La Costa family

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

Early History of the La Costa family

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

La Costa 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 La Costa family

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La Costa migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

La Costa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Estevan Lacosta, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1827 1


  1. 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)


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