Meaning of Last Name

.]] Costa, sometimes Da Costa or da Costa, is a Portuguese and Spanish surname commonly found in Portugal, Barcelona, Brazil, and other lusophone nations. It is also a very common name in Italy (particularly in Liguria, Piedmont and Sardinia) and, because of Italian immigration, in Argentina. It may refer to: *Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player *Aldo Costa, Italian technical director of Italian F1 team Ferrari * Alfredo Costa (–1908), a person who assassinated King Carlos I of Portugal and his eldest son Luis Filipe with Manuel Buiça in 1908 *Andrea Costa, Italian socialist activist *António Costa, Portuguese politician *Antonio da Costa Santos, Brazilian architect and politician *Antony Costa, British singer *Benjamin Mendes da Costa, English-Australian philanthropist *Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian religious figure *Celso Costa, Brazilian mathematician, discovered Costa's minimal surface, an embedded minimal surface in 1982 *Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro, Brazilian politician *Desiderio Costa, Angolan politician *Don Costa, American pop music arranger and record producer *Emanuel Mendez da Costa, English botanist, naturalist, philosopher, and collector *Erminio Costa, Italian-born neuroscientist *Francesco Costa, Italian painter *Frank Costa, Australian businessman and Geelong Football Club President *Gal Costa, Brazilian singer * Giacamo Costa (1919–2000), Italian-born Australian professional wrestler better known as Al Costello *Giovanni Costa, Italian painter *Isaac da Costa, Dutch Jewish writer *Jason Costa, mixed martial artist from mississauga Ontario *Jean-Paul Costa, French judge *Jim Costa, Portuguese-American politician *João da Costa, Portuguese Jesuit *Joe Costa, Australian footballer *Johnny Costa, American jazz pianist *Jorge Costa, Portuguese football player *Larissa Costa, Brazilian model *Ligia Maura Costa, Brazilian professor *Lorenzo Costa, Italian painter *Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner *Luís Antônio Corréa da Costa (born 1966), Brazilian footballer better known as Müller *Manuel da Costa, Portuguese footballer *Manuel da Costa, Portuguese jesuit missionary *Manuel Pinto da Costa, former president of São Tomé and Príncipe *Marcos Costa, Brazilian boxer *Mariana Bridi da Costa, known as "Mari", Brazilian model *Mario Costa, a Maltese diplomat and ambassador to Russia *Martinho da Costa Lopes, East Timorese religious and political leader *Mathieu de Costa, first recorded black person in Canada *Matt Costa, American folk singer and songwriter *Sir Michael Costa, English composer and conductor *Michael Costa, Australian politician *Moses da Costa, also called "Anthony da Costa", English banker *Newton da Costa, Brazilian mathematician *Nikka Costa, - American singer *Oronzio Gabriele Costa, Italian zoologist *Paolo Costa, Italian Member of the European Parliament *Phil Costa, Australian politician *Renata Aparecida da Costa, aka Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer *Ricardo Costa, Portuguese filmmaker *Robert Costa, American policitian *Ronaldo da Costa, Brazilian long distance runner *Rui Costa, Portuguese football player *Uriel da Costa, Portuguese Jewish writer *Viviane Costa, Brazilian water polo player