Ostman

See also: Östman

English

Etymology 1

See east and man.

Noun

Ostman (plural Ostmen)

1. (archaic, historical) One of the Danish settlers in Ireland.
   • 1767, George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton, The History of the Life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, page 337:

     Reginald Macgillemory, an Ostman of great power in that county, and who had lands on the coast adjoining to the city, […]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish Östman.

Proper noun

Ostman (plural Ostmans)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostman is the 33695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Ostman is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ostman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Maston, Matson, NOTAMs, Tomans, mantos, notams, tomans