Ostroff Surname

227,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Ostroff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostroff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5221:238,14622,806
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Israel711:120,53013,243
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England201:2,785,90397,972
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ostroff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostroff is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostroff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 227,044th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,078,089 people. Ostroff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ostroff are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,522 people, or 1 in 238,146. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Ostroff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostroff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostroff surname rose 76,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostroff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostroff surname are 37.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostroff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.27% more than the national average, earning $54,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $58,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostrof9217/
Estroff86259/
Astroff8668/
Ostrofe8633/
Ostraff8620/
Ojtroff861/
Esttroff805/
Oostrhof801/
Gastroff801/
Ostrow772,235/
Ostrov771,687/
Astrof7768/
Estrof776/
Ostrob774/
Outrof771/
Ostrova71876/
Ostroph7115/
Gostrov7110/
Gatroff714/
Estraff712/
Ostrovs712/
Gostrova6760/
Otrob6721/
Atrof678/
Ostrophe672/
Otrov672/
Osėtrova671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ostroff
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