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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

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