Ostrander Surname

40,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ostrander Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Island shore.

Ostrander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,3301:29,3973,646
Canada5441:67,7317,803
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1621:15,8822,024

Ostrander (17) may also be a first name.

Ostrander Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Island shore.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

OSTRANDER: (Dutch.) The lord of the east shore, from oste, east, strand, the shore, and heer, lord or master; he that must have his due of a stranded ship.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ostrander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostrander (Georgian: ოსტრანდერ, Russian: Острандер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,463rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 562,658 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ostrander reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 12,330 people, or 1 in 29,397. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Ostrander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostrander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostrander surname increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostrander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ostrander are 14.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostrander earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $52,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ostrander Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostrander in the Georgian language
ოსტრანდერostrander-
Ostrander in the Russian language
Острандерostrander-

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Ostrander Reference & Research

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