Ostermoor Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ostermoor Surname Definition:

OSTERMOOR: "I find," says Mr. Ferguson, "as a Danish Christian name, Ostmer. which corresponds with our surname Ostermoor, and I think means" eastern gull"-a metaphorical expression for a sea-rover, from the East"

Ostermoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ostermoor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

OSTERMOOR: "I find," says Mr. Ferguson, "as a Danish Christian name, Ostmer. which corresponds with our surname Ostermoor, and I think means" eastern gull"-a metaphorical expression for a sea-rover, from the East"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ostermoor Last Name Facts

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

Ostermoor is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostermoor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Ostermoor live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Ostermoor is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 94 percent reside and Hamburg, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

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