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 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, when the Annals of the Four Masters state: Inis Clothrann do orgain la macaibh Oisdealb, & la macaibh Conchobhair Maonmaighe. Inishcloghbran was plundered by the sons of Osdealv, and the sons of Conor Moinmoy. [1]
Oistealb or Osdealv was the Gaelic rendering of Jocelyn [2]; the sons of Joycelyn were Philip, Gilbert, and William de Angulo. The descendants of William de Angulo/Mac Costello settled in Connacht and became Gaelicized, dropping the surname de Angulo in favor of Mac Oisdealb, or Mac Costello [3]. The barony of Costello in east Mayo is named from this family.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Fictional people with the surname
- Frank Costello, the antagonist of the film The Departed, portrayed by actor Jack Nicholson
- Jef Costello, the antihero of the film Le Samouraï, portrayed by actor Alain Delon
- The Costello family in Hollyoaks, a British television show
- Kaitlin Costello, the key witness in the 1982 courtroom drama film The Verdict, portrayed by actress Lindsay Crouse
[edit] See also
- Costel
- Costello syndrome
- Costello Music, an album from The Fratellis
- Costello Tagliapietra, fashion label
- Costello (online game), an educational MUD
- Costelloe, a village in Ireland
[edit] References
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