Osterby Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Osterby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:2,923,056 | 171,801 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Österby (49) are calculated separately.
Osterby Demographics
Osterby Political Affiliation
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Osterby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osterby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osterby is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Österby. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osterby? popularity and diffusion
Osterby is the 1,511,557th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Osterby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Osterby are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States Osterby is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 34 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.
Osterby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Osterby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Osterby surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Osterby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Osterby are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the party.
Osterby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning $40,226 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Österby | 95 | 49 | / |
| Oesterby | 93 | 9 | / |
| Esterby | 86 | 319 | / |
| Otterby | 86 | 62 | / |
| Asterby | 86 | 4 | / |
| Estherby | 80 | 45 | / |
| Hesterby | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osterber | 80 | 2 | / |
| Usterbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aesterby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Asterbey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Osterway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hesterbey | 75 | 8 | / |
| Oosterbaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otsterbes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atterby | 71 | 209 | / |
| Osterwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hoterbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esterbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osterva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atherby | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gotterbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Österber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otterbes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atterbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hesterbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osteruie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatherby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Huxterby | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osterby
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