Acosta

Acosta is a Spanish 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, 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, Argentine footballer

Alexander Acosta, American attorney and United States Secretary of Labor 2017–2019

Alda Ribiero Acosta (contemporary), American terrorist in Uruguay

Allan Acosta, American engineer

Ariel Acosta-Rubio, Venezuelan entrepreneur co-founder of Churromania

Armando Acosta (contemporary), doom metal drummer, former member of the band Saint Vitus

Avie Acosta, American fashion model

Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (1895–1954), American aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War

Beto Acosta, Uruguayan footballer

Carlos Acosta, Cuban ballet dancer

Cecilio Acosta (1818–1881), Venezuelan writer

Clodomira Acosta (1936–1958), Cuban revolutionary

Cristóbal Acosta (1515–1580), Portuguese physician and natural historian

Ed Acosta, Panamanian Major League Baseball pitcher

Eliades Acosta, Cuban politician

Iván Acosta, Nicaraguan politician

Gael Acosta, Mexican footballer

Jim Acosta, CNN senior White House correspondent

Joaquín Acosta (1800–1852), Colombian explorer and author

Joe Acosta (1950–2020), Puerto Rican salsa piano player

José de Acosta (1540–1600), Spanish Jesuit missionary and historian to Latin America

José Eusebio Acosta, Venezuelan militar

José Julián Acosta (1825–1891), Puerto Rican journalist and abolitionist

Josephine Acosta Pasricha (1945–2020), 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, Argentine footballer

Leopoldo Acosta, Ecuadorian track and field athlete

Luciano Acosta, Argentine footballer

Felipe Acosta Carlez (1951-1989), Venezuelan militar

Luis Acosta Carlez, Venezuelan militar

Mae Acosta, Filipino singer and SexBomb Girls member.

Mathieu d'Acosta, 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 Panamian baseball player

Maria Teresa Acosta, Venezuelan actress

Marta Acosta, American fiction writer

Martha Acosta (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman

Maximo Acosta, Venezuelan baseball player

Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968), Spanish-American poet, playwright, and designer

Miguel Acosta, Venezuelan boxer

Nelson Acosta (1944–), Uruguayan football player and coach

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

Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974), American attorney, author, politician, and activist

Pablo Acosta Ortiz, Venezuelan physician

Pablo Acosta Villarreal, Mexican drug lord

Pedro Acosta, Venezuelan football (soccer) defender

Pedro Acosta, Spanish motorcycle racer

Persida Acosta, Filipino attorney

Raúl Acosta, Colombian road cyclist

Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974), Mexican character actor

Santiago Acosta, Argentine flyweight boxer

Santos Acosta (1828–1901), President of Colombia 1867–1868

Socorro Acosta (1934–2024), Filipino politician

St. Elmo W. Acosta (1900s), American politician from Jacksonville, Florida

Teolindo Acosta (1937–2004), Venezuelan professional baseball player

Teresa Acosta (1777–1851), Spanish bank founder

Tomás Diez Acosta (1946–2023), Cuban revolutionary, teacher, and author

Uriel da Costa (1585–1640), Portuguese philosopher and skeptic