Costello
| Costello |
| Gender |
Unisex |
| Language(s) |
English |
| Origin |
| Language(s) |
Irish |
| Word/Name |
Mac Oisdealbhaigh |
| Meaning |
"son of Oisdealbhach" |
| Other names |
| Cognate(s) |
Mac Oisdealbh |
| See also |
Mac Coisteala |
Costello is a surname in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of the Irish Mac Oisdealbhaigh, meaning "son of Oisdealbhach". The Irish Oisdealbhach is derived from two elements: the first, os, means "deer"; the second element, dealbhach, means "in the form of", "resembling".[1] The surname Costello can also be rendered in Irish as Mac Coisteala.[2]
The surname has been borne by a notable Irish family who claimed descent from Jocelyn de Angulo (fl. 1172), an Anglo-Norman knight. The family first appears on record in Ireland in 1193, known as the sons of Oistealb. This particular Oistealb was the son of Gilbert de Nangle, and from him the family's Irish surnames Mac Oisdealbh and Mac Oisdealbhaigh are derived. The family has also been given the Irish surname Mac Goisdelbh, in reference to the founder Jocelyn.[3] The barony of Costello in east Mayo is named from this family.
In the early 20th century, Patrick Woulfe gave a differing etymology. Woulfe stated that the Irish Mac Oisdealbh, was derived from the personal name Oisdealbh. According to Woulfe, this personal name is composed of elements meaning "Os-shaped" or "shaped like the god Os". Woulfe variants of the surname were Mac Goisdealbh, Mac Goisdealbhaigh and Mac Coistealbhaigh.[4]
People with the surname
- Al Costello, the ring name of Italian-Australian professional wrestler Giacomo Costa
- Angelica Costello, American porn star
- Barry M. Costello, United States Navy Vice Admiral
- Billy Costello, American boxer
- Carol Costello, CNN news reporter
- Daniel Rae Costello, Pacific musician
- Dolores Costello, American film actress
- Dubhaltach Caoch Mac Coisdealbhaigh, Irish soldier and rapparee (died 1667)
- Elvis Costello, British singer/musician (real name Declan Patrick MacManus)
- Frank Costello, American criminal/mobster (born in Italy as Francesco Castiglia; took the Costello name in the 1920s)
- Helene Costello, American film actress, from whom Lou Costello (see below) took his stage name
- Jerry Costello, American politician
- Joe Costello (Irish politician) (born 1945), Irish Labour Party politician
- John Costello (disambiguation)
- Joseph Costello, American computer scientist
- Lou Costello, Italian-American actor and comedian (born Louis Francis Cristillo), part of Abbott and Costello
- Louisa Stuart Costello, British author and poet
- Mary Anne Costello, wife of George Canning and mother of George Canning
- Mary Costello, mother of John Kelly, aunt of Paul Costello, grandmother of Grace Kelly and great-grandmother of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Matthew J. Costello, author
- Maurice Costello, American stage and screen actor
- Michael Costello (disambiguation)
- Patrick Costello, bass player for Dillinger Four
- Paul Costello, American rower and Olympic medalist
- Peter Costello, Australian politician
- Seamus Costello, Irish politician, and member of the Irish Republican Army
- Sean Costello, American blues musician.
- Tim Costello, Australian Baptist minister and author
- Victor Costello, Irish rugby union player
- Ward Costello, American actor
Fictional people with the surname
See also
References
- ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 17 December 2010 which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 for the surname "Costello".
- ^ Irish Ancestors, Irishtimes.com (www.irishtimes.com), http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/, retrieved 17 December 2010 which cited: MacLysaght, Edward (1980), Irish Families, Dublin for the surname "Costello".
- ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1972), Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins, New York: Crown Publishers, pp. 94–95
- ^ Mac Oisdealbh, Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com), http://www.libraryireland.com/names/maco/mac-oisdealbh-mac-oisdealbhaigh.php, retrieved 17 December 2010 which is a transcription of: Woulfe, Patrick (1923), Irish Names and Surnames