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Oster

in the US

There are 5,183 people with the last name "Oster" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Oster 5,263
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  1. is 5,259th most common Islam
  2. is 5,260th most common Durst
  3. is 5,261st most common Pennell
  4. is 5,262nd most common Styles
  5. is 5,263rd most common Oster
  6. is 5,264th most common Dawes
  7. is 5,265th most common Chaffee
  8. is 5,266th most common Bolling
  9. is 5,267th most common Gammon

Most Common First Names for Oster

John, Robert, David, Michael, James, William, Richard, Steven, Mark, 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’.

Recent Searches for "Oster" in the US

Since June 2009
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John Oster (55 searches)
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