Costain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Costain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Costain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 19
House Servant 9
Servant 7
Mason 6
At Home 5
Fisherman 5
Blacksmith 3
Farm Labourer's Daughter 3
Joiner 3
Ag Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer & Fisherman 2
Employed On The Farm 2
Farm Labourer 2
Fishermans Wife 2
Mariner 2
Pauper 2
Shoemaker 2
Agricultural Labourer Formerly Hotter 1
Apprentice Mason 1
Boat Porter 1
Cartwright 1
Farm Labourer's Son 1
Farm Labourer's Wife 1
Farm Servant 1
Carpenter 1

Costain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Costin 86% 3,164
2 Caston 57% 2,878
3 Causton 43% 2,350
4 Coston 71% 2,150
5 Costain 100% 1,869
6 Costen 71% 800
7 Caustin 57% 378
8 Castin 71% 171
9 Custon 57% 131
10 Custin 71% 122
11 Castain 86% 101

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The surname Costain is the 5th most popular variant of Costin.

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