How common is the surname Ostrander?

9,518 people in the United States had the surname Ostrander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,438 Americans. It ranked 3,722nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ostrander?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ostrander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ostrander?

John Ostrander, American comic book writer, known for Suicide Squad and The Spectre.

Where is the surname Ostrander most common?

Wikidata records people named Ostrander in the United States.

Is the surname Ostrander getting more or less common?

More common. 9,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,518 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Ostrander

A surname, carried by 9,518 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ostrander is more common than 97.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,518 people named Ostrander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,438 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,274.

#3,722

rank among US surnames

9,518

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,520)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,713	Echeverria	9,552	32,323
#3,715	McCune	9,549	32,333
#3,716	Cable	9,545	32,346
#3,717	Freed	9,541	32,360
#3,718	Loveless	9,533	32,387
#3,719	Wilbur	9,527	32,407
#3,720	Gracia	9,520	32,431

Who is named Ostrander

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

95% of people named Ostrander identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ostranders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Ostrander
American comic book writer, known for Suicide Squad and The Spectre, born 1949

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ostrander

Ostrander has the Soundex code O236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O236.

Questions

How common is the surname Ostrander?: 9,518 people in the United States had the surname Ostrander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,438 Americans. It ranked 3,722nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ostrander?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ostrander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ostrander?: John Ostrander, American comic book writer, known for Suicide Squad and The Spectre.
Where is the surname Ostrander most common?: Wikidata records people named Ostrander in the United States.
Is the surname Ostrander getting more or less common?: More common. 9,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,518 in 2010, up 2.6%.