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Ostman
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Östman
English
Etymology 1
See en east and en man.
Noun
Ostmen
en archaic historical One of the Danish settlers in Ireland.
en 1767 George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton The History of the Life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived https://books.google.com/books?id=DRxUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dq=%22Reginald+Macgillemory,+an+Ostman+of+great+power+in+that+county,+and+who+had+lands+on+the+coast+adjoining+to+the+city,+%22&source=bl&ots=NUxzbU5t3o&sig=ACfU3U3z-uy9GOne1EgliUdJ1HJ3kuVCZQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit3PKLuYvoAhXAl3IEHf6kBmUQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Reginald%20Macgillemory%2C%20an%20Ostman%20of%20great%20power%20in%20that%20county%2C%20and%20who%20had%20lands%20on%20the%20coast%20adjoining%20to%20the%20city%2C%20%22&f=false 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 en sv Östman.
Proper noun
s
en Swedish.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostman is the 33695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Ostman is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en amnost Maston Matson NOTAMs Tomans mantos notams tomans