Osterman Surname
Approximately 5,898 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameOsterman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,447 | 1:81,506 | 9,268 |
| Slovenia | 402 | 1:6,188 | 1,312 |
| Sweden | 228 | 1:43,188 | 3,418 |
| Canada | 164 | 1:224,668 | 21,579 |
| Russia | 142 | 1:1,014,951 | 77,987 |
| Argentina | 83 | 1:514,981 | 37,804 |
| Croatia | 74 | 1:57,143 | 10,758 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 523 | 1:96,020 | 9,791 |
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-173293This surname means "the man from the east".
- katarinaostermanOsterman Demographics
Average Male Osterman Height
177.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Osterman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osterman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osterman (Russian: Остерман) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Österman. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osterman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,203rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,235,596 people. Osterman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Osterman are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 489,856th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 321 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,447 people, or 1 in 81,506. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.
Osterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Osterman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Osterman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Osterman last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Osterman surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.98% being registered with the 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
Osterman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Osterman in the Russian language | ||
| Остерман | osterman | - |
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Footnotes
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