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

Ostlund, 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 Ostlund surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ostlund in America

Ostlund is the 19152nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ostlund surname appeared 1,418 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 Ostlund.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ostlund 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 Ostlund

The surname Ostlund has its origins in Sweden, where it first appeared in the 16th century. It is a topographic name derived from the Old Norse words "austr" meaning "east" and "lundr" meaning "grove" or "small wood". This suggests that the name was originally given to someone who lived near an easterly grove or woodland area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ostlund can be found in the Swedish parish records from the village of Ostlunda in Småland, dated to the late 1500s. The name is believed to have originated in this region, with the place name Ostlunda meaning "the eastern grove".

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Ostlund name spread beyond its place of origin, with various spellings such as Östlund, Östlundh, and Östlunder appearing in different parts of Sweden. Notable individuals from this time period include Johan Ostlund (1661-1724), a Swedish clergyman and author, and Carl Ostlund (1718-1792), a Swedish military officer who served in the Finnish War of 1741-1743.

In the 19th century, the Ostlund surname began to appear in other parts of the world, primarily due to Swedish emigration. One notable example is Peter Ostlund (1811-1897), a Swedish immigrant to the United States who settled in Illinois and became a prominent farmer and landowner.

Other notable individuals with the Ostlund surname include Axel Ostlund (1879-1959), a Swedish banker and politician, and Nils Ostlund (1882-1955), a Swedish Olympic gymnast who won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In more recent times, the name has continued to be associated with individuals of Swedish descent, although it has also been adopted by families in other countries. However, to maintain the focus on historical records, modern census data and other contemporary information have been omitted from this report.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ostlund

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

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

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