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Oster

in Massachusetts

There are 78 people with the last name "Oster" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Oster 8,699
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  1. is 8,695th most common Northrop
  2. is 8,696th most common Obryan
  3. is 8,697th most common Olds
  4. is 8,698th most common Olmstead
  5. is 8,699th most common Oster
  6. is 8,700th most common Overton
  7. is 8,701st most common Palardy
  8. is 8,702nd most common Pandolfi
  9. is 8,703rd most common Peebles

Most Common First Names for Oster

Robert, Carol, Cheryl, Patricia, Albert, Donald, Doris, Douglas, Ernest

Meaning & History

Swedish (Öster) and German: topographic name from Swedish öster, Middle Low German and Middle High German ōster ‘eastern’, denoting someone who lived to the east of a settlement or who had come there from the east. In many cases the Swedish name is probably ornamental.

German: nickname for someone who had a connection with the festival of Easter (for example, someone who was born or baptized at that time), from Oster ‘Easter’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic or ornamental name from German Ost ‘east’ or ornamental name from German Oster ‘Easter’; compare 1 and 3.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Polish ostry or Russian ostryj ‘sharp’, ‘sharp-minded’.

Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of aust ‘east’ + heri, hari ‘army’.

Recent Searches for "Oster" in Massachusetts

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Robert Oster, MA (7 searches)
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