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Oster

in Minnesota

There are 201 people with the last name "Oster" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

NameRank
Oster 2,703
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  1. is 2,699th most common Lemieux
  2. is 2,700th most common Linden
  3. is 2,701st most common Mchugh
  4. is 2,702nd most common Mullenbach
  5. is 2,703rd most common Oster
  6. is 2,704th most common Scherber
  7. is 2,705th most common Schlegel
  8. is 2,706th most common Seidel
  9. is 2,707th most common Shah

Most Common First Names for Oster

David, John, James, Michael, Edwin, Larry, Pamela, Sandra, Barbara

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’.

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