Ostell Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ostell Surname Definition:

Norman French ostel, an hotel, inn, lodging, or town-residence. The old orthography is ostayl or osteyl.

Ostell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Östell (2) are calculated separately.

Ostell (46) may also be a first name.

Ostell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Norman French ostel, an hotel, inn, lodging, or town-residence. The old orthography is ostayl or osteyl.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ostell Last Name Facts

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

Ostell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Östell. Click here for further potential spellings of Ostell.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Ostell is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Ostell reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles. Ostell is also the 1,484,914th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 46 people.

The surname Ostell is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England Ostell is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 40 percent live, Cumbria, where 13 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Ostell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ostell last name rose 266 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostell last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $35,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $44,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östell942/
Hostell9213/
Gostell921/
Oustell920/
Otell91111/
Ostel9124/
Estell832,897/
Astell83707/
Gotell83345/
Gostel8398/
Hotell8368/
Hostel8339/
Oestel8337/
Othell833/
Ostill832/
O'Tell831/
Osteel831/
Ottell831/
Oustel831/
Oxtell830/
Ustell830/
Otel801,561/
Ostl8022/
Austell77731/
Hottell77351/
Gastell77137/
Hastell7758/
Goutell7754/
Hoxtell7754/
Hestell7710/
Hustell778/
Axstell773/
O'Still773/
Houstel772/
Gottell772/
Ashtell771/
Gustell771/
Gootell770/
Eestell770/
Esstell770/
Estel731,566/
Hotel73822/
Üstel73778/
Ostil73526/
Gotel73256/
Astel73181/
Otuel7399/
Ustel7371/
Ottel7365/
Atell7346/
Gostl7346/
Othel7319/
Oztel7312/
Oteel7312/
Outel736/
Otiel735/
Otoel734/
Ostyl732/
Oteul731/
Oteld731/
Oxtel730/
Otill730/
D'Hostel718/
Austiell715/
Hadstell710/
Gusstell710/
Gostehel710/
Axtell674,758/
Astill672,145/
Estill672,104/
Gastel671,695/
Goutel671,236/
Gatell671,162/
Hottel67952/
Austel67351/
Ustael67159/
Estael67125/
Gottel67115/
Attell6784/
Godtel6747/
Hustel6737/
Othiel6733/
Hestel6732/
Aestel6729/
Asztel6726/
Odtllh6715/
Esteel6714/
O'Tuel6710/
Ochtel678/
Gootel677/
Otl677/
Estiel677/
Hastel676/
Hostil676/
Usztel675/
Athell674/
Odstål673/
Hatell672/
Gustel672/
Hoztel671/
Aztell671/
Goitel671/
Hoteel671/
Hojtel671/
Otegli671/
Oustil671/
O'Till671/
Hothel671/
Ashtel671/
Oitele671/
Outoel671/
Gossttehl671/
Autell670/
Eutell670/
Esttel670/
Atuell670/
Oeztel670/

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