Osterman Surname

82,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Osterman Surname User-submission:

This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.

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Osterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4471:81,5069,268
Slovenia4021:6,1881,312
Sweden2281:43,1883,418
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Croatia741:57,14310,758
Israel671:127,72613,864
Australia491:550,93340,757
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Finland91:610,74534,002
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5231:96,0209,791

The alternate forms: Österman (2,091) are calculated separately.

Osterman (321) may also be a first name.

Osterman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.

- deleted-173293

This surname means "the man from the east".

- katarinaosterman

Osterman Last Name Facts

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

Osterman (Russian: Остерман) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Österman. Click here to see other potential spellings of Osterman.

How Common Is The Last Name Osterman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,203rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,235,596 people. The surname Osterman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Osterman live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 321 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,447 people, or 1 in 81,506. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Osterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osterman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Osterman surname grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osterman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Osterman surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Osterman surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Osterman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $48,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Österman962,091/
Ostermann9417,772/
Oosterman941,324/
Hosterman94875/
Oszterman9493/
Oesterman9483/
Ousterman9455/
O'Sterman941/
Oisterman940/
Ostermaun940/
Ostermane940/
Oysterman940/
Oterman93102/
Oestermann89211/
Hostermann8947/
Oostermann8932/
Osztermann8932/
Hoesterman8915/
Ostermannn891/
Oustermann891/
Hoosterman890/
Oystermann890/
Housterman890/
Otterman88817/
Esterman88705/
Asterman8844/
Üsterman8824/
Otermann8815/
Usterman889/
Outerman886/
Hoterman882/
Ostreman881/
Otherman881/
Goterman881/
Otermane881/
Ostermam881/
Ostarman880/
Ostorman880/
Oxterman880/
Ostermon880/
Oyterman880/
Hoestermann8443/
Estermann823,033/
Hesterman82771/
Houterman82595/
Austerman82477/
Ottermann82429/
Gotherman8262/
Östermann8256/
Gouterman8244/
Eusterman8241/
Ashterman8229/
Estherman8225/
Astermann8224/
Gusterman8220/
Hasterman8213/
Husterman825/
Eesterman825/
Ostermein821/
Ostermont821/
Hotermann821/
Gasterman821/
Gotterman820/
Hostermon820/
Hotterman820/
Aterman8014/
Ostermannová802/
Austermann782,461/
Hestermann78977/
Eustermann78192/
Heesterman78181/
Hüstermann7848/
Hustermann7839/
Hastermann7839/
Höstermann7826/
Gottermann7824/
Esztermann7816/
Hausterman7813/
Gastermann789/
Haszterman782/
Hoxtermann781/
Goutermann781/
Esthermann781/
Aastermann781/
Ustermayne780/
Goutterman780/
Outreman75208/
Gaterman7550/
Auterman7543/
Atterman7540/
Haterman756/
Oztarman753/
Atermann751/
Estermon751/
Ottermam751/
Astermam751/
Euterman750/
Atierman750/
Haustermann7414/
Gouttermann741/
Austermannn741/
Gatermann71581/
Attermann71238/
Hatterman71193/
Autermann71122/
Gatterman71111/
Achterman7196/
Heuterman7163/
Hauterman7114/
Eustreman713/
Autherman711/
Hatherman710/
Austreman710/
Hastermanová702/
Achtermann67717/
Hattermann67481/
Höxtermann6744/
Hautermann6734/
Atreman6721/
Hasztermanová675/
Atermon672/
Hathermann671/
Atermachen671/
Gattermaan671/
Austermein670/
Houtermaim670/
Hautterman670/

Osterman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osterman in the Russian language
Остерманosterman-

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