Explore the Family Name Oestreich

The meaning of Oestreich

German (also Östreich) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Oesterreich.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Oestreich has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,657th in terms of common use, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 13,690th position, reflecting an 8.16 percent decrease. The total count of individuals with this surname also declined slightly during this period, from 2,241 to 2,212, marking a 1.29 percent decrease. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals fell from 0.83 to 0.75, representing a 9.64 percent drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,657	#13,690	-8.16%
Count	2,241	2,212	-1.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.75	-9.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oestreich

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Oestreich surname identify as White, though there was a minor decrease from 97.55 percent in 2000 to 96.75 percent in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 0.67 percent in 2000 to 1.36 percent a decade later - a jump of 102.99 percent. While the number of individuals identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or negligible in 2000, by 2010 there was a small emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity at 0.45 percent. Moreover, those identifying as Two or more races rose marginally from 0.85 percent to 0.90 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.55%	96.75%	-0.82%
Hispanic	0.67%	1.36%	102.99%
Two or More Races	0.85%	0.9%	5.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.45%	0%	0%