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

Ostos, 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 Ostos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ostos in America

Ostos is the 45653rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ostos surname appeared 468 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 Ostos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ostos 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 Ostos

The surname OSTOS is of Spanish origin, first appearing in the early 15th century in the region of Castile. It is derived from the Spanish word "oso," meaning bear, suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone with a bear-like appearance or demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname OSTOS can be found in the archives of the town of Burgos, where a certain Pedro Ostos is mentioned in a document dated 1438. This suggests that the name had already been established in the area by that time.

In the 16th century, the OSTOS surname began to spread beyond Castile, appearing in various records throughout Spain. One notable bearer of the name was Juan Ostos, a scholar and writer born in Seville in 1525, who published several works on theology and philosophy.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the OSTOS name made its way to the New World. In the late 17th century, Hernando Ostos, a conquistador from Extremadura, is recorded as having participated in the conquest of modern-day Mexico.

By the 18th century, the OSTOS surname had become well-established in various parts of Spain, as well as in Spanish colonies in the Americas. Catalina Ostos, born in Cadiz in 1712, was a renowned painter whose works can still be found in several Spanish museums.

In the 19th century, the OSTOS name continued to be prominent in both Spain and Latin America. Manuel Ostos, a politician from Seville, served as a member of the Spanish Cortes (parliament) in the 1860s, playing a role in the country's political affairs during that turbulent period.

Throughout its history, the OSTOS surname has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the village of Ostos in the province of Burgos, suggesting a possible connection between the name and specific geographic locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ostos

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

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

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