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The surname Oestreich

A German surname, carried by 2,212 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O236

Oestreich: #13,690 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Oestreich #13,690, 2,212 people Oestreich: #13,690 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Oestreich #13,690, 2,212 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oestreich is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Östreich.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,212 people named Oestreich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,578 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,241.

#13,690
rank among US surnames
2,212
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
-1.3%
change since 2000 (was #12,657)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#13,682Kirchoff2,213139,514
#13,690Mani2,212139,578
#13,696Hanlin2,211139,641

Who is named Oestreich

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Oestreich identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 97%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
  • Two or more races 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Oestreich come from?
Borrowed from German Östreich.
How common is the surname Oestreich?
2,212 people in the United States had the surname Oestreich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,578 Americans. It ranked 13,690th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oestreich?
In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Oestreich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Oestreich getting more or less common?
Less common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,212 in 2010, down 1.3%.