View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Oster (Russian: Остер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as: Öster. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

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

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,769 people, or 1 in 41,334. In The United States Oster is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Oster is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Oster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Oster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly 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 Democrats than the national average, with 90.04% being registered to vote for the 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.