Ostlere Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Ostlere Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hosteler,' a keeper of a hostel, an inn-keeper. Old French hosteller.

'Be thou not wroth, or we departen here. Though that my tale be of an hostelere. Chaucer, The Coke's Prologue.

Wyclif has 'ostiler' in Luke x.

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Ostlere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England31:8,125,123158,686

Ostlere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hosteler,' a keeper of a hostel, an inn-keeper. Old French hosteller.

'Be thou not wroth, or we departen here. Though that my tale be of an hostelere. Chaucer, The Coke's Prologue.

Wyclif has 'ostiler' in Luke x. 35. This is very like the early forms.

Godfrey le Hoselur, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Osiler. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Richard le Hosteler, c. 1318. Writs of Parliament.

William le Ostiller. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Walter le Oyselur. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Richard Hosteler, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1501: History of Norfolk.

1694. Baptised — Martha, d. Henry Ostler: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1668. Married — Laurence Osier and Ebz. Buttler: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a keeper of an hostelry'; v. Oastler.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Ostlere Last Name Facts

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

Ostlere is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostlere? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ostlere is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Ostlere reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,939,242. In Canada Ostlere is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 63 percent live and Alberta, where 37 percent live. Aside from Canada it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Ostlere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostlere has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ostlere last name increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ostlere Last Name Statistics demography

Ostlere earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $55,724 CAD per year.

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