Given name & surname
Costner
“one who is embraced by all”
Costner is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is embraced by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is embraced by all.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Costner through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,531 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Costner’s family of names
Costner has a related form in Cosnar. Costner has a related form in Cosner. Costner has a related form in Cosnor.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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