Explore the Family Name Oesterreich

The meaning of Oesterreich

German (rarely Österreich) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from the province of Upper or Lower Austria, from German Österreich ‘Austria’, the name of which literally means ‘Eastern kingdom’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Kurt, Uwe, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Oesterreich in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Oesterreich' has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 58,849 in terms of popularity but rose to 55,619 by 2010, marking a growth rate of 5.49%. The count of individuals with this surname also expanded during this period, growing from 322 in 2000 to 369 in 2010, an increase of 14.6%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.12 named Oesterreich in 2000, which grew to 0.13 by 2010, showing an 8.33% hike.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#55,619	5.49%
Count	322	369	14.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oesterreich

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the individuals with the Oesterreich surname identify as White. In 2000, around 98.14% of the Oesterreichs identified as White, though this figure slightly decreased to 96.48% by 2010. No persons with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, the data shows a small emergence of the Hispanic ethnicity among those with the Oesterreich surname, going from zero in 2000 to 1.63% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.14%	96.48%	-1.69%
Hispanic	0%	1.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%