Costello
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oisdealbhaigh (“son of Oisdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements os (“deer”) and dealbhach (“resembling, in the form of”).
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Costello (plural Costellos)
- A surname from Irish.
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Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Costello is the 1093rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32043 individuals. Costello is most common among White (90.85%) individuals.
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Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Costello”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 373.