Oastler Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Oastler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hosteler,' a keeper of a hostel, an inn-keeper. Old French hosteller.

'Be thou not wroth, or we departen here. Though that my tale be of an hostelere. Chaucer, The Coke's Prologue.

Wyclif has 'ostiler' in Luke x.

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Oastler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:460,48030,233
Australia641:421,80833,593
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Oastler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hosteler,' a keeper of a hostel, an inn-keeper. Old French hosteller.

'Be thou not wroth, or we departen here. Though that my tale be of an hostelere. Chaucer, The Coke's Prologue.

Wyclif has 'ostiler' in Luke x. 35. This is very like the early forms.

Godfrey le Hoselur, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Osiler. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Richard le Hosteler, c. 1318. Writs of Parliament.

William le Ostiller. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Walter le Oyselur. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Richard Hosteler, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1501: History of Norfolk.

1694. Baptised — Martha, d. Henry Ostler: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1668. Married — Laurence Osier and Ebz. Buttler: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a keeper of an hostelry'; v. Oastler.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Ostler, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The keeper of a hostelry or inn. How the word became degraded from master to man is not apparent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Oastler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oastler Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Oastler is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oastler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Oastler live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 460,480. In England Oastler is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 27 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Oastler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oastler has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Oastler surname rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oastler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oastler surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oastler earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $57,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oastle920/
Haostler801/
Hoahstetler782/
Oatley771,606/
Oatlee774/
Oatlet770/
Oatles770/
Goatley711,164/
Hoatley711/
Aotle675/
Oatla673/
Goattley670/
Oatly670/
Goatly6253/
Oatlit621/
Ojotle621/
Oatella571/
Goatelli5343/
Ouatella536/
Aoothley530/

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