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

Oosting, 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 Oosting surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oosting in America

Oosting is the 68122nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oosting surname appeared 289 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 Oosting.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oosting 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 Oosting

The surname Oosting has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Dutch word "oost," which means "east," and was likely given to someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch archives of the city of Amsterdam, where a certain Pieter Oosting is mentioned in a legal document from the year 1587. This record suggests that the name was already established in the Netherlands by that time.

Another early reference to the Oosting surname appears in the baptismal records of the Reformed Church in the Dutch town of Delft, where a child named Jan Oosting was baptized in 1612. This provides further evidence of the name's presence in the Low Countries during the early 17th century.

The Oosting surname was also found in other parts of the Netherlands, such as the province of Friesland, where it may have been associated with the town of Oost-Vlieland. In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Pieter Oosting (1718-1795) served as the mayor of the city of Leeuwarden in Friesland.

As Dutch settlers began to emigrate to other parts of the world, the Oosting name spread to various countries. One notable individual was Willem Oosting (1834-1917), a Dutch-born politician who played a significant role in the early years of the Orange Free State (now part of South Africa).

In the United States, the Oosting name can be traced back to the late 19th century, with immigrants from the Netherlands settling in various parts of the country. One notable American with this surname was Raymond J. Oosting (1904-1988), a successful basketball coach at Trinity College in Connecticut from 1925 to 1958.

Other individuals with the Oosting surname who made significant contributions include Christiaan Oosting (1857-1930), a Dutch naval officer and politician, and Gerrit Oosting (1843-1923), a Dutch Christian minister who served as a missionary in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oosting

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

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 Oosting 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 Oosting 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 Oosting was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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