Cuesta Family History
Cuesta Name Meaning
Spanish: from cuesta ‘slope bank’ (from Latin costa ‘rib side flank’ also used in a transferred topographic sense) hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or riverbank less often on the coast or a habitational name from one of the very numerous places with this word (mainly La Cuesta). Compare Costa 1 De la Cuesta and Lacuesta .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022