Osten Family History
Osten Name Meaning
German: mainly a topographic name derived from German
Ost(en) ‘east’, but in some cases a shortened form of von
der Osten, also a topographic name meaning ‘from the Oste river’,
a name borne by an old Pomeranian noble family.German:
habitational name from any of several places so named in northern
Germany.Dutch: patronymic from a Germanic personal name
Austa, meaning ‘eastern’.Swedish
(Östén, Östen): ornamental name from
öst ‘east’ + the common surname suffix -én, from
Latin -enius.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Osten Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Osten families
 9 - 16  4 - 8 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Osten families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Osten Family Origin
Osten Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Osten
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Osten Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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