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Oster

in Pennsylvania

There are 244 people with the last name "Oster" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Oster 5,191
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  1. is 5,187th most common Johnstone
  2. is 5,188th most common Kowalewski
  3. is 5,189th most common Lichty
  4. is 5,190th most common Orndorff
  5. is 5,191st most common Oster
  6. is 5,192nd most common Over
  7. is 5,193rd most common Poust
  8. is 5,194th most common Ramsay
  9. is 5,195th most common Santo

Most Common First Names for Oster

John, Charles, James, Peter, Robert, Mark, Norman, David, Mary, Scott

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 Pennsylvania

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