Constantine Family History

English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Constantin Costantin (from Latin Constantinus a derivative of constans ‘steadfast’). The name was popular in Continental Europe and to a lesser extent in England as having been borne by the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (c. 280–337) in whose honor Byzantium was renamed Constantinople.

In some cases the name may be an Americanized form of one of the many cognates in other languages, in particular Greek Konstantinos.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Cotentin (Coutances) in La Manche, France (see Constance).