Ostrom Surname

84,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ostrom Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Island stream.

Ostrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8991:73,9868,516
Canada6251:58,9536,943
England441:1,266,32057,817
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales81:386,81619,671
France61:11,070,454349,096
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

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.

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

Ostrom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostrom is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Oštrom. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,830th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,280,314 people. The last name 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 frequent first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,899 people, or 1 in 73,986. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Minnesota, where 7 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Ostrom occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ostrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ostrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostrom surname increased 742 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostrom last name are 13.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.13% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oštrom9424/
Oostrom921,056/
Ohstrom9228/
Ostroum9214/
Hostrom923/
O'Strom922/
Odstrom921/
Ostrojm921/
Oestrom920/
Ostrohm920/
Ostrome920/
Otrom917/
Gosstrom8612/
Oestroem8611/
Oostroom861/
Hodstrom861/
Oehstrom861/
Hotstrom860/
Houstrom860/
Hoystrom860/
Ostrum83704/
Astrom83372/
Estrom8365/
Ostram8345/
Ostron8331/
Otrome831/
Ustrom830/
Ostromova801/
Oostrum77387/
Aastrom7746/
Austrom7734/
Eustrom7729/
Hestrom7712/
Hastrom7712/
Ahstrom7711/
Gostram777/
Esthrom772/
Oostron772/
Ehstrom771/
Hustrom771/
Ostrong771/
Esstrom771/
Otroume771/
Adstrom771/
Astrome771/
Astroem771/
Gustrom771/
Ostronk771/
Gastrom771/
Ostrone770/
Asstrom770/
Oestram770/
Astromn770/
Oostram770/
Uystrom770/
Ostroumova751,557/
Otron73192/
Otram7316/
Atrom732/
Uddstrom7119/
Gasstrom7114/
Aastroem716/
Ostrohyn715/
Uttstrom715/
Ostrotin714/
Hudstrom712/
Hesdtrom711/
Hasstrom711/
Ostrocen711/
Aahstrom711/
Haustrom710/
Heustrom710/
Hadstrom710/
Hatstrom710/
Outram672,550/
Gotram6796/
Astrum6771/
Astron6759/
Ostran6740/
Oštromová6728/
Hotram6726/
Ottron6724/
Astram6719/
Estram6713/
Hotron677/
Hattstrom676/
Othram675/
Ostrohyna674/
Astromova673/
Aahstroem671/
Ostranova671/
Gotron671/
Atroum671/
Axtrom670/

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