as a Last Name
- 5,661
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Oster
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 5,316th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,661
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Oster per capita
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