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

The surname Oster (Russian: Остер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Öster. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Oster is the 25,552^nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,529 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 885 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,769 people, or 1 in 41,334. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Nevada, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Oster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence 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 adherence of those bearing the Oster surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Oster surname are 36.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.04% 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.