Find out how popular the last name Oosterhouse is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Oosterhouse.

Oosterhouse, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Oosterhouse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oosterhouse in America

Oosterhouse is the 70645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oosterhouse surname appeared 277 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Oosterhouse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oosterhouse to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Oosterhouse

The surname Oosterhouse has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 16th century. It is a locational name, derived from the Dutch words "ooster" meaning "east" and "huis" meaning "house." This suggests that the name likely originated from a person or family living in an easterly-situated house or dwelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch archives from the late 1500s, where it appears as "Oosterhuyse." This spelling variation reflects the evolution of the name over time, as well as the regional dialectal differences in the Netherlands during that period.

In the 17th century, the name Oosterhouse was documented in various municipal records and church registers across the Dutch provinces. Notably, a man named Pieter Oosterhouse was mentioned in the town records of Leiden in 1632, suggesting the name's presence in this historic city.

During the 18th century, the Oosterhouse surname spread beyond the Netherlands as Dutch settlers and immigrants ventured to other parts of the world, including North America. One of the earliest known individuals with this surname in North America was Hendrick Oosterhouse, who was born in 1704 in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York).

As the centuries progressed, the Oosterhouse name continued to be found in various historical records and documents. In the 19th century, a notable figure was Jan Oosterhouse (1836-1912), a Dutch-American politician who served as a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives.

Another prominent individual with this surname was the Dutch architect and urban planner Jacobus Oosterhouse (1868-1945), who was instrumental in the design and development of several cities in the Netherlands in the early 20th century.

Other historical figures bearing the Oosterhouse name include the Dutch painter Willem Oosterhouse (1873-1942), who was known for his landscape and still-life works, and the American businessman and philanthropist John Oosterhouse (1882-1968), who founded the Oosterhouse Foundation, which supported educational and charitable causes.

While the Oosterhouse surname may have evolved over time and spread across different regions, its roots can be traced back to the Netherlands, where it originated as a locational name reflecting the geographic location of an ancestral dwelling.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oosterhouse

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Oosterhouse.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Oosterhouse was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Oosterhouse has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Oosterhouse was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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