Oster

See also: oster and öster

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Oster or Swedish Öster.

Proper noun

Oster (countable and uncountable, plural Osters)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Oster is the 5554^th 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

1. A city in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Translations

city in Ukraine

• Belarusian: Асцёр m (Ascjór), Асьцёр m (Asʹcjór), Осьце́р m (Osʹcjér)
• Marathi: ओस्टेर (osṭer)
• Polish: Oster m
• Russian: Остёр (ru) m (Ostjór)
• Ukrainian: Осте́р (uk) m (Ostér)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.