Cost Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cost Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cost family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Cook Domestic 2
Labourer 2
Wine Merchant Manufacturer 2
Domestic Servant General 2
Charwoman 1
Laborer In Ginger Beer Works 1
Laundress 1
Navy 1
Professor Of ? 1
Railway Labourer 1
Coal Agent 1
Railway Goods Porter 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Railway Ticket Collector 1
Taylor 1
Brick Layers Wife 1
Infant 1
Wife Of Brick Labourer 1
Labourer At Iron Works 1
Carpenter 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farm Servant In Door 1
General Servant 1
Governess School 1

Cost Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cast 75% 1,932
2 Costa 80% 1,397
3 Coast 80% 1,370
4 Coste 80% 917
5 Cust 75% 420
6 Cost 100% 382
7 Caste 60% 213

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The surname Cost is the 6th most popular variant of Cast.

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