Costain is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of English, Scottish and Manx origin. When originating in Scotland and northern Ireland the surname is an

Anglicisation Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

of the Gaelic ''Mac Austain'', meaning "son of ''Austin''". The English surname is a reduced form of '' Constant'' or ''

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

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People named Costain

Molly Costain Haycraft Molly Costain Haycraft (6 December 1911 – 5 June 2005) was a Canadian author. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and spent her childhood in Philadelphia, where her father, the well-known novelist Thomas B. Costain, was an editor for ''The ...

(1911-2005), Canadian, author *

Albert Costain Sir Albert Costain (5 July 1910 – 5 March 1987) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe from 1959 to 1983, preceding future Conservative leader Michael Howard. Early c ...

(1910—1987), British, politician *

Richard Costain Richard Costain (1839–1902) was the founder of Costain Group, one of the United Kingdom's largest, oldest and best-known construction businesses. Career Born and raised in the Isle of Man, Richard Costain moved to Crosby, Merseyside where, in ...

(1839–1902), British founder of the Costain construction business * Thomas B. Costain, (1885-1965), Canadian, journalist, author Costain Nhemwa - a king of the modern age

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