Ostman

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English

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Etymology 1

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See east and man.

Noun

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Ostman (plural Ostmen)

  1. (archaic, historical) One of the Danish settlers in Ireland.
    • 1767, George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton, The History of the Life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, page 337:
      Reginald Macgillemory, an Ostman of great power in that county, and who had lands on the coast adjoining to the city, []

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Swedish Östman.

Proper noun

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Ostman (plural Ostmans)

  1. A surname from Swedish.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostman is the 33695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Ostman is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.

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