Ostrowski Surname

8,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ostrowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller on a river island; one who came from Ostrow (river island), in Poland.

Ostrowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland47,2121:80536
United States9,3121:38,9244,802
Germany2,7651:29,1163,830
Israel1,7331:4,938730
Brazil9751:219,5638,509
France7081:93,81713,628
Canada5631:65,4457,595
England4511:123,54312,408
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Argentina1951:219,19718,043
Denmark1161:48,6615,045
Norway701:73,46110,305
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Austria261:327,51736,002
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Ostrowski (10) may also be a first name.

Ostrowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller on a river island; one who came from Ostrow (river island), in Poland.

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

Ostrowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostrowski (Arabic: اوستروسكي) occurs most in Poland. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ostrowski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrowski? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,773rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,594 people. Ostrowski is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ostrowski reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 47,212 people, or 1 in 805. Outside of Poland Ostrowski occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Ostrowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostrowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostrowski last name increased 15,266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ostrowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostrowski last name are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ostrowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.82% less than the national average, earning 249,800 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 144.86% more than the national average, earning R 581,892 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $55,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ostrowski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostrowski in the Arabic language
اوستروسكيawstrwsky-

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Ostrowski Reference & Research

Ostrowski FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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