Osterholz Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Osterholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osterholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5211:154,52118,468
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Österholz (3) are calculated separately.

Osterholz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Osterholz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Osterholz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Österholz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osterholz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 499,041st most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Osterholz live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Osterholz is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 154,521. In Germany Osterholz is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany Osterholz is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Osterholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osterholz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osterholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osterholz surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68% registered to vote for the political party.

Osterholz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $43,034 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Österholz963/
Osterholtz9583/
Oesterholz951/
Eusterholz84180/
Oterhals71276/
Esterluz713/
Esterlizi6736/
Otterhals6719/
Austerliz673/
Osterlaus671/
Estrolezo671/
Astrolozo671/

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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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  • 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 Osterholz
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