Ostenson Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ostenson Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Osten'.

Ostenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5201:697,03655,176
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Östenson (31) are calculated separately.

Ostenson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Osten'.

- ostenson

Ostenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostenson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Östenson. Click here for other potential spellings of Ostenson.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostenson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 595,654th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ostenson are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 697,036. In The United States Ostenson is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent are found, Washington, where 19 percent are found and Minnesota, where 18 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ostenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostenson last name expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostenson last name are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Ostenson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $44,812 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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