Coster Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coster Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coster family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 29
Scholar 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Cigar Maker 9
Laundress Wash 9
Living On Own Means 9
Dress Maker 8
Domestic Servant 7
Charwoman 5
Carter On Farm 5
Carter 4
Cook Domestic 4
Dock Labourer 4
General Domestic Servant 4
Carpenter 4
House Keeper Domestic 4
Farmer 4
Bricklayer's Labourer 3
Carman 3
Domestic Housemaid 3
Errand Boy 3
French Polisher 3
Brickfield Labourer 3
Farm Labourer General 3
Gardener Domestic 3

Coster Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Caster 83% 8,566
2 Coster 100% 7,154
3 Acaster 71% 1,597
4 Castree 57% 1,146
5 Costar 83% 927
6 Castor 67% 655
7 Caister 71% 534
8 Castro 50% 471
9 Custar 67% 245
10 Custer 83% 226
11 Caistor 57% 201
12 Acastor 57% 142

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The surname Coster is the 2nd most popular variant of Caster.

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