Acosta

Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa (cognate of English "coast"), which in Spanish became de Acosta.

Acosta Coat of Arms (Mantled)

Persons

• Arthur T. Acosta (born 1985)U.S navy Sailor ,Regisered Nurse
• Alberto Acosta (born 1966), Argentine footballer
• Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
• Alda Ribiero Acosta (contemporary), American terrorist in Uruguay
• 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
• Carlos Acosta (contemporary), Cuban ballet dancer
• Cristóbal Acosta (1515–1580), Portuguese physician and natural historian
• George Acosta, A Miami-based DJ and producer of trance music
• Humberto Acosta-Rosario (1947–1968), Puerto Rican MIA in Vietnam
• Joaquín Acosta (flourished 1800s), Colombian explorer and author
• Joe Acosta (born 1950), Puerto Rican salsa piano player
• José de Acosta (1540–1600), Spanish Jesuit missionary 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
• 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
• Martha Acosta (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman
• Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968), Spanish-American poet, playwright, and designer
• Nelson Acosta (1944—), Uruguayan football player and coach
• Óscar Acosta (1933—), Honduran writer, critic, politician and diplomat
• Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974), American attorney, author, politician, and activist
• Pablo Acosta Villarreal Mexican drug lord
• Pedro Acosta (born 1959), Venezuelan football (soccer) defender
• 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 1876–1868
• St. Elmo W. Acosta (flourished 1900s), American politician from Jacksonville, Florida
• Tomás Diez Acosta (born 1946), Cuban revolutionary, teacher, and author
• Uriel da Costa (1585–1640), Portuguese philosopher and skeptic
• Yesenia Ortiz Acosta (1975–1999[?]), Puerto Rican woman who disappeared in 1999
• Jacqueline Alexandra Acosta (2011), Mexican-American Obesity Awareness Activist

Other

• Acosta (crater), lunar crater named after Cristóvão da Costa
• Acosta Bridge, bridge in Jacksonville, Florida named after St. Elmo W. Acosta
• Acosta (canton)
• Acosta Inc., Sales & Marketing company in Jacksonville, Florida