Explore the Family Name Osterling

The meaning of Osterling

1. Americanized form of Dutch Oosterling, a cognate of North German Oesterling. Compare Easterling. 2. Swedish (Österling): ornamental name from öster ‘eastern’ + the suffix -ling ‘belonging to’. See also Ostling. 3. North German (Österling): rare variant of Oesterling. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Osterling demonstrated a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 59,147th in terms of frequency but fell to 62,045th by 2010 – a small change of -4.9%. Despite the decline in rank, the number of individuals bearing the Osterling name increased from 320 to 323 during this period, showing a barely noticeable growth of 0.94%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.33%, reflecting a decrease from 0.12 to 0.11 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,147	#62,045	-4.9%
Count	320	323	0.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Osterling

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Osterling surname. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a minute decrease from 89.69% to 89.47%. The Hispanic community saw a modest increase of 5.96%, rising from 9.06% in 2000 to 9.60% a decade later. No significant changes were observed among other ethnicities. For example, there was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander, individuals identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.69%	89.47%	-0.25%
Hispanic	9.06%	9.6%	5.96%
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%