How common is the surname Osteen?

5,497 people in the United States had the surname Osteen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,166 Americans. It ranked 6,223rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Osteen?

Joel Osteen, American preacher and author, followed by Victoria Osteen.

Where is the surname Osteen most common?

Wikidata records people named Osteen in the United States.

Is the surname Osteen getting more or less common?

More common. 5,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,497 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Osteen

A surname, carried by 5,497 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Osteen is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,497 people named Osteen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,166 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,341.

#6,223

rank among US surnames

5,497

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,933)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,217	Tedder	5,500	56,136
#6,219	Brookins	5,499	56,146
#6,220	Birdsong	5,498	56,156
#6,223	Osteen	5,497	56,166
#6,224	Sabin	5,496	56,176

Who is named Osteen

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

90% of people named Osteen identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Osteens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joel Osteen
American preacher and author, born 1963
Victoria Osteen
American pastor, author, born 1961
John Osteen
American pastor (1921-1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Osteen

Ostendorf

Osteen has the Soundex code O235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O235.

Questions

How common is the surname Osteen?: 5,497 people in the United States had the surname Osteen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,166 Americans. It ranked 6,223rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Osteen?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Osteen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Osteen?: Joel Osteen, American preacher and author, followed by Victoria Osteen.
Where is the surname Osteen most common?: Wikidata records people named Osteen in the United States.
Is the surname Osteen getting more or less common?: More common. 5,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,497 in 2010, up 2.9%.