View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Oster (Russian: Остер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Öster. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 25,552^nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,529 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Oster are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 273,274^th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 885 people.

The surname Oster is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,769 people, or 1 in 41,334. In The United States Oster is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Nevada, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Oster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Oster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oster last name rose 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 862 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Oster last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Oster surname are 36.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Oster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning R 263,052 per year; in United States they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $47,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,363 CAD per year.