How common is the surname Ost?

1,181 people in the United States had the surname Ost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ost?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Ost getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Ost

A surname, carried by 1,181 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ost is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,181 people named Ost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,230.

#21,972

rank among US surnames

1,181

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #20,152)

Who is named Ost

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

93% of people named Ost identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ost?: 1,181 people in the United States had the surname Ost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ost?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ost getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, down 4.0%.