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





  1. ^ Acosta surname distribution









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