Ostrich Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Ostrich Surname User-submission:

The Ostrich surname means 'eastern kingdom'. Most of them came to Pennsylvania.

Ostrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Wales81:386,81619,671
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Östrich (14) are calculated separately.

Ostrich (26) may also be a first name.

Ostrich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ostrich surname means 'eastern kingdom'. Most of them came to Pennsylvania.

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Ostrich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostrich has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Östrich. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 851,613th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Ostrich are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Ostrich is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Missouri, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Ostrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostrich has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ostrich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostrich surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostrich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning R 218,988 per year and in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östrich9514/
Oestrich93251/
Ostreich9345/
Oustrich9341/
Ostriche9313/
Hostrich938/
Oystrich933/
Ostraich931/
Ostrisch931/
Ostritch931/
Ostrichs930/
Ostric9294/
Otrich9217/
Oestreich888,453/
Oestraich8880/
Oestriech8843/
Ohstreich882/
Ostreisch881/
Hojstrich881/
Oesstrich880/
Oistreich880/
Oustric86732/
Estrich86237/
Oistric86175/
Outrich8650/
Ostrych8636/
Astrich8635/
Gotrich8620/
Hotrich8615/
Ustrich863/
Ottrich863/
Ostrikh862/
Ostrish861/
Ostrech860/
Ostri8349/
Oestrreich822/
Hastrich80640/
Estreich80571/
Östreich80553/
Estraich80419/
Austrich80149/
Gastrich80135/
Gottrich8038/
Ostrajch8010/
Hojstric805/
Estriech803/
Osztrics801/
Esthrich800/
Ostreach800/
Astreich800/
Ostryi77303/
Atrich77119/
Ostriz7758/
Ostrie7749/
Astric7748/
Ostrit7736/
Ostriž7729/
Ostrei7727/
Ostrić7720/
Ostriy7718/
Oustri7711/
Ostrec776/
Ostrii775/
Ostris775/
Ostriš775/
Ostrič772/
Ottric771/
Ostrid771/
Ostrio771/
Otrish771/
Ostroi771/
Otrice770/
Otrech770/
Gastreich75446/
Gottreich7570/
Ostricová7546/
Ostricova7511/
Austreich7511/
Hüstreich756/
Otri73966/
Atriche71501/
Ostrykh71168/
Hostryi71164/
Ostroha71113/
Ostresh7159/
Ostraia7148/
Oustrie7110/
Ostreci716/
Ostritz715/
Ostruit715/
Gostryi712/
Hatrich712/
Ostrait712/
Astrici712/
Ostreuh712/
Gotrych712/
Ostraha712/
Ostritt712/
Gatrich711/
Estrech711/
Ottrice711/
Oustryc711/
Oshtriç711/
Estrych711/
Astrish711/
Otreuch711/
Astridh711/
Attrich710/
Astrech710/
Outrice710/
Hostrip710/
Autrich710/
Astrice710/
Astri673,982/
Atrih67652/
Ostry67574/
Ostra67560/
Hotri67363/
Gotri67295/
Ostre67256/
Ostrý67251/
Ostrá67244/
Hattrich67132/
Otriz67100/
Hojstrič6769/
Otrui6767/
Outri6727/
Otrio6721/
Otriy6718/
Oostruis6718/
Osztroha6717/
Estrajch6713/
Austrish6712/
Othri6710/
Otrit6710/
Autriche677/
Atric676/
Gattrich676/
Ostré676/
Ottri673/
Hojstricova672/
Ustraikh672/
Otris671/
Hastrish671/
Osztraha671/
Otroi671/
Outreach671/
Oitri671/
Hatrichs670/
Hostrait670/
Heutrich670/
Hastrech670/

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