Costner

Costner [ 'kʌsnər ] is a North American family name .

Origin and meaning

The name originated from the Americanization of the German-speaking family name Kastner in the 18th century in the former British colonies in North America.

The first name bearer known today was Georg Adam Kastner, who emigrated in 1748 with his family from Edenkoben in Palatinate via York County , Pennsylvania to what is now Gaston County (then Mecklenburg County ) in North Carolina and on his gravestone "G. ADAM COSTNER DIED 1767 "is to be read.

variants

• Kastner
• Cosner
• Chostner

Name bearer

• Annie Costner (* 1984), American actress
• Christine Costner Sizemore (* 1927), patient whose case basis for the book The Three Faces of Eve and the film of the same name was
• Kevin Costner (* 1955), American actor, film producer, director and musician

See also

• Gostner
• Kostner

literature

• Charles Lynn Costner, Melanie Costner Snyder: The Ancestors and Descendants of Adam Kastner (Costner) 1709-1767 , 2nd Edition. Tennessee Valley Pub., Knoxville, Tennessee 1997, LCCN  97-067347 .