Acosta is a

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or was from the mountains (''encostas''). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa (

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. Because language change can have radical effects on both the s ...

of English "coast", literally translates as "of the coast"), which in Spanish became de Acosta; the exact Spanish counterpart of da Costa is "de la Costa". Notable people with the surname include: * Adolovni Acosta (1946–2024), Filipino classical pianist * Agustín Acosta (baseball), Cuban baseball player *

Alberto Acosta Alberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta Tabizzi (born 23 August 1966) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. In a professional career which spanned 18 years (nearly 700 official games and more than 250 goals), he pla ...

(born 1966), Argentine footballer * Rene Alexander Acosta (born 1969), American attorney and United States Secretary of Labor 2017–2019 * 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 * Beto Acosta (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer *

Carlos Acosta Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies, including the English National Ballet, National Ballet o ...

(born 1973), Cuban ballet dancer * Cecilio Acosta (1818–1881), Venezuelan writer *

Cristóbal Acosta Cristóvão da Costa or Cristóbal Acosta and Latinized as Christophorus Acosta Africanus (c. 1525 c. 1594) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Physician, doctor and natural history, natural historian. He is considered a pioneer in the study of p ...

(1515–1580), Portuguese physician and natural historian * Ed Acosta (born 1944), Panamanian Major League Baseball pitcher * Eliades Acosta (born 1959), Cuban politician *

Iván Acosta Iván Acosta Montalván is a Nicaraguan politician and the Minister of Finance in the administration of Daniel Ortega since February 2012. Acosta was born in Bluefields on 28 September 1964. He has degrees in economics, and law, and a master's d ...

(born 1964), Nicaraguan politician * Gael Acosta (born 1992), Mexican footballer * Jim Acosta (born 1971), CNN senior White House correspondent *

Joaquín Acosta Tomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán (December 29, 1800February 21, 1852) was a Colombian explorer, historian, chorography, chorographer, and geologist. A native of Colombia in South America, he served in the Colombian army and in 183 ...

(1800–1852), Colombian explorer and author * Joe Acosta (1950–2020), Puerto Rican salsa piano player *

José de Acosta José de Acosta, SJ (1539 or 1540 in Medina del Campo, Spain – February 15, 1600 in Salamanca, Spain) was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing ove ...

(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 Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Career Boca Juniors Acosta joined the youth ranks of ...

(born 1994), Argentine footballer *

Mae Acosta The SexBomb Girls (also known as SB Girls, SBG, SexBomb Dancers, and now SB NewGen) is a Filipino girl group formed by dance guru Joy Cancio in 1999. Known for their novelty music and stage performances, they are credited as one of the leadin ...

, Filipino singer and

SexBomb Girls The SexBomb Girls (also known as SB Girls, SBG, SexBomb Dancers, and now SB NewGen) is a Filipino girl group formed by dance guru Joy Cancio in 1999. Known for their novelty music and stage performances, they are credited as one of the leadin ...

member. * Mathieu d'Acosta (born in 1589), translator & explorer, first recorded black person in Canada * 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 Mercedes de Acosta (March 1, 1892 – May 9, 1968) was an American poet, playwright, and novelist. Although she failed to achieve artistic and professional distinction, de Acosta is known for her many lesbian affairs with celebrated Broadway and ...

(1893–1968), Spanish-American poet, playwright, and designer * Nelson Acosta (1944–), Uruguayan football player and coach *

Óscar Acosta Óscar Acosta Zeledón (14 April 1933 – 15 July 2014) was a Honduran people, Honduran writer, poet, critic, politician and diplomat. Biography He was born in the Las Delicias neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on 14 April 1933. Acosta be ...

(1933–2014), Honduran writer, critic, politician and diplomat *

Oscar Zeta Acosta Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro (; April 8, 1935 – disappeared May 1974) was a Mexican Americans, Mexican American Lawyer, attorney, author and activist in the Chicano Movement. He wrote the semi-autobiographical novels ''Autobiography of a Brown ...

(1935–1974), American attorney, author, politician, and activist * Pablo Acosta Villarreal, Mexican drug lord * Pedro Acosta (born 1959), Venezuelan football (soccer) defender * Pedro Acosta (born 2004), Spanish motorcycle racer * Persida Acosta, Filipino attorney * 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 1867–1868 * St. Elmo W. Acosta (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

Other

Acosta (crater) Acosta is a small lunar crater, lunar impact crater located just to the north of the prominent crater Langrenus (crater), Langrenus, near the east edge of Mare Fecunditatis. To the west are the trio of Atwood (crater), Atwood, Naonobu (crater), Na ...

, 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'' (plant), taxonomic synonym for the genus ''Centaurea'' {{surname Spanish-language surnames zh:新浪博客#人物 Acosta