Find out how popular the last name Costales is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Costales.

Costales, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Costales surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Costales in America

Costales is the 16809th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Costales surname appeared 1,698 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Costales.

We can also compare 2010 data for Costales to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Costales

The surname Costales is of Spanish origin, derived from the Latin word "costa," meaning "rib" or "side." It is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the provinces of Asturias and Cantabria, during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Costales surname can be found in the 13th-century manuscript "Becerro de las Behetrías," which documented landholdings and feudal rights in the region of Castile. This document mentions several individuals bearing the name Costales, indicating its use as a family name during that time.

Historically, the Costales surname was often associated with place names and geographic locations. For instance, it is thought to be derived from the village of Costalés, located in the municipality of Salas, Asturias. This connection to a specific place suggests that the name may have originated as a way to identify individuals from that particular area.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the Costales surname was Fernando Costales, a prominent landowner and nobleman from the region of Cantabria. His name appears in various local records and documents from that period, indicating the family's influence and status.

Another historical figure was Rodrigo Costales, a military commander who fought alongside the Catholic Monarchs during the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. Costales played a crucial role in the siege of Granada in 1492, which marked the end of the Reconquista.

During the 16th century, the Costales family gained prominence in the maritime trade and exploration. One such individual was Juan Costales, a renowned navigator and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his historic circumnavigation of the globe between 1519 and 1522.

In the realm of literature, the name Costales is associated with the Spanish poet and playwright, Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681), who featured characters with the surname Costales in several of his works, reflecting the name's presence in Spanish society during the Golden Age.

Over the centuries, the Costales surname has been found in various regions of Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, where it was carried by migrants and settlers during the colonial era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Costales

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Costales.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Costales was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Costales has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Costales was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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