Costello is a surname of Irish origin, which has been used as a stage name by Italians and others.[1]
History
The Irish surnames Costello, Costelloe, and Costellow are anglicized forms of the
Gaelic surname Mac Oisdealbhaigh, itself a Gaelicized form of an
Anglo-Norman name. This was the first example of a Norman family assuming a Gaelic name.[2]
An early record of the name in Ireland appears in the 17th century
Annals of the Four Masters where the name is mentioned in the entry for the year in 1193: Inis Clothrann do orgain la macaibh Oisdealb, & la macaibh Conchobhair Maonmaighe. (Inishcloghbran was plundered by the sons of Oisdealb, and the sons of
Conor Moinmoy.)[3] The descendants of Oisdealb then became referred to by the family name Mac Oisdealbhaigh (son of Oisdealb).
Costello has also occasionally has been adopted as a
pseudonym or
stage name by famous people largely of Italian descent, including
Al Costello (né Giacomo Costa),
Frank Costello (né Francesco Castiglia) and
Lou Costello (né Louis Francis Cristillo).
People
Al Costello (1919–2000), the ring name of Italian-Australian professional wrestler Giacomo Costa
Anthony Costello (born 1953), British paediatrician and professor
This page lists people with the
surnameCostello. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Costello is a surname of Irish origin, which has been used as a stage name by Italians and others.[1]
History
The Irish surnames Costello, Costelloe, and Costellow are anglicized forms of the
Gaelic surname Mac Oisdealbhaigh, itself a Gaelicized form of an
Anglo-Norman name. This was the first example of a Norman family assuming a Gaelic name.[2]
An early record of the name in Ireland appears in the 17th century
Annals of the Four Masters where the name is mentioned in the entry for the year in 1193: Inis Clothrann do orgain la macaibh Oisdealb, & la macaibh Conchobhair Maonmaighe. (Inishcloghbran was plundered by the sons of Oisdealb, and the sons of
Conor Moinmoy.)[3] The descendants of Oisdealb then became referred to by the family name Mac Oisdealbhaigh (son of Oisdealb).
Costello has also occasionally has been adopted as a
pseudonym or
stage name by famous people largely of Italian descent, including
Al Costello (né Giacomo Costa),
Frank Costello (né Francesco Castiglia) and
Lou Costello (né Louis Francis Cristillo).
People
Al Costello (1919–2000), the ring name of Italian-Australian professional wrestler Giacomo Costa
Anthony Costello (born 1953), British paediatrician and professor
This page lists people with the
surnameCostello. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.