Ostrom

See also: ostrom and Öström

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Öström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ö (“island”) and ström (“stream”).

Proper noun

Ostrom (plural Ostroms)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostrom is the 9343^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3485 individuals. Ostrom is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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