Acosta
Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa (cognate of English "coast"), which in Spanish became de Acosta.
Contents
1 Geographical distribution
2 People
3 See also
4 References
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 20.0% of all known bearers of the surname Acosta were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:523), 13.3% of Argentina (1:270), 12.6% of Colombia (1:318), 8.3% of Venezuela (1:305), 7.9% of the United States (1:3,821), 6.0% of Paraguay (1:101), 5.7% of Cuba (1:169), 4.9% of the Philippines (1:1,741), 3.6% of the Dominican Republic (1:242), 3.3% of Peru (1:799), 2.6% of Spain (1:1,502), 2.3% of Ecuador (1:589), 2.2% of Honduras (1:339), 1.6% of Uruguay (1:180) and 1.1% of Panama (1:308).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,502) in the following automous communities:
- 1. Canary Islands (1:199)
- 2. Andalusia (1:1,160)
- 3. Region of Murcia (1:1,226)
In Paraguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:101) in the following departments:[1]
- 1. Caazapá (1:76)
- 2. San Pedro (1:87)
- 3. Itapúa (1:92)
- 4. Cordillera (1:94)
- 5. Presidente Hayes (1:95)
- 6. Misiones (1:96)
- 7. Central (1:98)
- 8. Guairá (1:99)
People
Agustín Acosta, Cuban baseball player
Alberto Acosta (born 1966), Argentine footballer
Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer- R. Alexander Acosta (born 1969), American attorney and United States Secretary of Labor
Alda Ribiero Acosta (contemporary), American terrorist in Uruguay
Allan Acosta, American engineer
Armando Acosta (contemporary), doom metal drummer, former member of the band Saint Vitus
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (1895–1954), American aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War
Carlos Acosta (contemporary), Cuban ballet dancer
Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881), Venezuelan writer
Corey Acosta (born 1991), American football placekicker
Cristóbal Acosta (1515–1580), Portuguese physician and natural historian
Ed Acosta (born 1944), Panamanian Major League Baseball pitcher
Eliades Acosta (born 1959), Cuban politician
Humberto Acosta-Rosario (1947–1968), Puerto Rican MIA in Vietnam
Jim Acosta (born 1971), CNN senior White House correspondent
Joaquín Acosta (flourished 1800s), Colombian explorer and author
Joe Acosta (born 1950), Puerto Rican salsa piano player
José de Acosta (1540–1600), Spanish Jesuit missionary and historian to Latin America
José Julián Acosta (1825–1891), Puerto Rican journalist and abolitionist
Josephine Acosta Pasricha (1945—), Filipino Indologist and translator
Juan F. Acosta (1890–1968), Puerto Rican composer and music teacher
Julio Acosta García (1872–1954), President of Costa Rica 1920–1924
Lautaro Acosta (born 1988), Argentine footballer
Leopoldo Acosta (born 1962), Ecuadorian track and field athlete
Luciano Acosta (born 1994), Argentine footballer
Manuel Gregorio Acosta (1921–1989), Mexican-American painter
Manuel da Costa (1541–1604), Portuguese Jesuit priest, teacher, and missionary
Manny Acosta (born 1981) Panamian baseball player
Marta Acosta, American fiction writer
Martha Acosta (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman
Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968), Spanish-American poet, playwright, and designer
Nelson Acosta (1944—), Uruguayan football player and coach
Óscar Acosta (1933—), Honduran writer, critic, politician and diplomat
Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974), American attorney, author, politician, and activist
Pablo Acosta Villarreal Mexican drug lord
Pedro Acosta (born 1959), Venezuelan football (soccer) defender
Raúl Acosta (born 1962), Colombian road cyclist
Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974), Mexican character actor
Santiago Acosta (born 1979), Argentine flyweight boxer
Santos Acosta (1828–1901), President of Colombia 1876–1868
St. Elmo W. Acosta (flourished 1900s), American politician from Jacksonville, Florida
Teolindo Acosta (1937–2004), Venezuelan professional baseball player
Tomás Diez Acosta (born 1946), Cuban revolutionary, teacher, and author
Uriel da Costa (1585–1640), Portuguese philosopher and skeptic
See also
Acosta (crater), lunar crater named after Cristóbal Acosta
Acosta Bridge, bridge in Jacksonville, Florida named after St. Elmo W. Acosta- Acosta (canton)
Acosta Inc., Sales & Marketing company in Jacksonville, Florida
Acosta (manufacturer), German catering equipment and coffee machine factory
References
^ Acosta surname distribution
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