Oster Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Oster Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oster family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2
House Servant 2
Iron Plate Worker 2
Scholar 2
Baker 1
Tailor 1
Farm Labourer 1
Frame Work Knitter 1
Annuitant 1
Caroenter Apprentice 1

Oster Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steer 60% 25,919
2 Easter 67% 10,168
3 Suter 60% 6,430
4 Souter 67% 4,908
5 Star 60% 2,594
6 Store 40% 1,928
7 Stear 60% 1,732
8 Steere 50% 960
9 Stour 40% 940
10 Auster 67% 747
11 Seater 50% 712
12 Stair 40% 603
13 Soutar 50% 507
14 Sutor 40% 491
15 Stare 40% 476
16 Ester 80% 445
17 Aster 80% 411
18 Oster 100% 308
19 Sater 60% 306
20 Sture 40% 233
21 Storie 33% 226
22 Seatree 29% 192
23 Stier 60% 144
24 Starie 33% 134
25 Stoor 40% 132
26 Stur 60% 132
27 Suiter 50% 127
28 Sauter 50% 122

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The surname Oster is the 18th most popular variant of Steer.

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