Ostrom Surname
Approximately 5,692 people bear this surname
Ostrom Surname Definition:
(Swedish) Island stream.
Ostrom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,899 | 1:73,986 | 8,516 |
| Canada | 625 | 1:58,953 | 6,943 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 660 | 1:76,089 | 8,089 |
The alternate forms: Oštrom (24) are calculated separately.
Ostrom (15) may also be a first name.
Ostrom Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Island stream.
Ostrom Demographics
Average Male Ostrom Height
176.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ostrom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostrom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ostrom is most common in The United States. It can also appear as: Oštrom. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostrom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ostrom is the 84,830th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,280,314 people. Ostrom occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ostrom are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 15 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,899 people, or 1 in 73,986. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 7 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Ostrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ostrom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ostrom last name increased 742 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ostrom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ostrom surname are 13.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ostrom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.2% more than the national average, earning 512,876 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 151.8% more than the national average, earning R 598,380 per year; in United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,766 CAD per year.
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