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

Oster (Russian: Остер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Öster. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 25,552^nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,529 people. Oster is primarily found 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 commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 885 people.

The surname Oster is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,769 people, or 1 in 41,334. In The United States Oster is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Nevada, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Oster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Oster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Oster last name are 36.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.04% being 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.