Explore the Family Name Ostrem

The meaning of Ostrem

Norwegian (Østrem): habitational name from any of several farmsteads, particularly in Rogaland, named with Old Norse austr ‘east’ + heim ‘home, farmstead’. Compare Estrem. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Obert, Arnt, Knute, Peer, Sten.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ostrem has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it occupied the rank of 30,443, but by 2010, it slid down to 31,994 — a decrease of 5.09%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 724 in 2000 to 721 in 2010, marking a diminutive decline of 0.41%. The proportion of people with the surname Ostrem per 100k residents fell by 11.11% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,443	#31,994	-5.09%
Count	724	721	-0.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ostrem

The ethnicity associated with the surname Ostrem witnessed some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identified as White dropped slightly from 96.96% in 2000 to 95.42% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a decrease of 24.55%, dropping to 0.83% in 2010. However, there was a significant increase in the category of those identifying with two or more races, which rose by 101.82% to 2.22% in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic category, which showed no representation in 2000, had a presence of 1.39% by 2010. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	95.42%	-1.59%
Two or More Races	1.1%	2.22%	101.82%
Hispanic	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.83%	-24.55%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%