Oosterhout Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oosterhout Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who came from Oosterhout (east wood), in Holland.

Oosterhout Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5481:30,8165,108
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oosterhout Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who came from Oosterhout (east wood), in Holland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oosterhout Last Name Facts

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

Oosterhout is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oosterhout click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterhout? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 530,954th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. Oosterhout is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Oosterhout reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Oosterhout is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 30,816. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 38 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Gelderland, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Oosterhout is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Oosterhout Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oosterhout has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oosterhout last name expanded 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oosterhout Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oosterhout surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Oosterhout earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.67% more than the national average, earning $55,952 USD per year.

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