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    The surname Ostrovsky

    A Russian surname, carried by 560 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O236

    Ostrovsky: #39,281 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ostrovsky #39,281, 560 people Ostrovsky: #39,281 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ostrovsky #39,281, 560 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ostrovsky is more common than 75.8% of them.

    Origin

    Russian origin

    Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Jewish surname, borrowed from Островский (Ostrovskij). Compare Ostrowsky.

    One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 560 people named Ostrovsky in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 551,331 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 524.

    #39,281
    rank among US surnames
    560
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.9%
    change since 2000 (was #39,499)

    Who is named Ostrovsky

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

    96% of people named Ostrovsky identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ostrovskys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Victor Ostrovsky
      American/Israeli writer, born 1949
    • Radaslaŭ Astroŭski
      Belarusian politician, 1887–1976

    Notable Ostrovskys come mostly from Israel (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ostrovsky

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

    Other Russian surnames

    All 24 Russian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ostrovsky come from?
    Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Jewish surname, borrowed from Островский (Ostrovskij). Compare Ostrowsky.
    How common is the surname Ostrovsky?
    560 people in the United States had the surname Ostrovsky in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 551,331 Americans. It ranked 39,281st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ostrovsky?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ostrovsky identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ostrovsky?
    Victor Ostrovsky, American/Israeli writer, followed by Radaslaŭ Astroŭski.
    Where is the surname Ostrovsky most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ostrovsky in Israel and the United States.
    Is the surname Ostrovsky getting more or less common?
    More common. 524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 560 in 2010, up 6.9%.