Ostrow Surname
Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname
Ostrow Surname Definition:
(from a place name) There are hundreds of villages and towns in Russia and Poland named Ostrow, from which the family names Ostrow and Ostrower are derived.
Ostrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,108 | 1:171,944 | 17,341 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Ostrów (2) are calculated separately.
Ostrow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) There are hundreds of villages and towns in Russia and Poland named Ostrow, from which the family names Ostrow and Ostrower are derived.
Ostrow Demographics
Average Male Ostrow Height
173.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ostrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ostrow is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Ostrów. Click here for other potential spellings of Ostrow.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostrow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 189,068th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,260,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ostrow live; 97 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,108 people, or 1 in 171,944. In The United States Ostrow is most prevalent in: New York, where 22 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Ostrow occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Ostrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ostrow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostrow last name expanded 70,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ostrow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ostrow surname are 41.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.2% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ostrow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.18% more than the national average, earning $57,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $55,790 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostrów | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ostrowe | 92 | 70 | / |
| Ostrov | 83 | 1,687 | / |
| Astrow | 83 | 53 | / |
| Ostraw | 83 | 30 | / |
| Ostrof | 83 | 17 | / |
| Estrow | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ostrob | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ostroff | 77 | 1,787 | / |
| Ostrova | 77 | 876 | / |
| Gastrow | 77 | 92 | / |
| Ostrofe | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ostroph | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gostrov | 77 | 10 | / |
| Austrow | 77 | 3 | / |
| O'Straw | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ostrovs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ostroev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gostrova | 71 | 60 | / |
| Ostrophe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osėtrova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oostrhof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Astrov | 67 | 281 | / |
| Astrof | 67 | 68 | / |
| Estrov | 67 | 30 | / |
| Estraw | 67 | 18 | / |
| D'Ostroph | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ustrov | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ostrovova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Estrof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ostruf | 67 | 2 | / |
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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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