Oster
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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Oster or Swedish Öster.
Proper noun
Oster (countable and uncountable, plural Osters)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oster is the 5554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6259 individuals. Oster is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Derived from Ukrainian Осте́р (Ostér)
Proper noun
Oster
Translations
city in Ukraine
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.