The ostrow Surname
ostrow Name Meaning and History
- Polish (Ostrów) and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from any of several places called Ostrów, named with ostrów ‘island’, ‘water meadow’.
- Jewish (American): shortened form of Ostrowski.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Decendants of Joseph and Minnie |
 jimMoore60
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| Harling, Louis |
jimMoore60
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| Ostrofsky/Ostrowsky/Ostrow |
jimMoore60
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| Locating information about paternal grandfather | Gail Ostrow | 4 |
| Ostroff |
guyhab
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| OSTROW | Alexandra Ostrow | 1 |
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