Ostrom
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish Öström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ö (“island”) and ström (“stream”).
Proper noun edit
Ostrom (plural Ostroms)
- A surname from Swedish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostrom is the 9343rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3485 individuals. Ostrom is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ostrom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.