Acosta

See also: acosta, acostá, and acostà

English

Etymology

From Spanish Acosta, from Catalan Acosta.

Proper noun

Acosta

1. A Spanish habitational surname from Catalan.

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: Acosta
• Spanish: Acosta (es)
• Tagalog: Acosta

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Acosta is the 302^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 103,418 individuals. Acosta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.48%) individuals.

See also

• Costa
• Dacosta

 

Catalan

Etymology

From a (“at”) +‎ costa (“coast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈkɔs.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈkɔs.ta]

Proper noun

Acosta m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname, Acosta

See also

• Costa

 

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish Acosta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈkosta/, [ʔɐˈkos.ta]

Proper noun

Acosta (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. a surname from Spanish, common in Ilocos Sur
2. A barangay of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Acosta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkosta/, [aˈkʊs.ta]

Proper noun

Acosta

1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Acosta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkosta/ [aˈkos.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -osta
• Syllabification: A‧cos‧ta

Proper noun

Acosta m or f by sense

1. a surname, Acosta, from Catalan

Descendants

• English: Acosta
• Tagalog: Acosta

See also

• Costa
• Dacosta

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Acosta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈkosta/ [ʔɐˈxos.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -osta
• Syllabification: A‧cos‧ta

Proper noun

Acosta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Cavite