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Where Does The Last Name Ostby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ostby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Östby. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ostby is the 274,840^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ostby live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States Ostby is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 20 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Ostby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ostby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostby last name grew 2,205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostby Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Ostby surname are 2.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Ostby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,009 CAD per year.