Oster Family History
Oster Name Meaning
Swedish (Öster) and German: topographic name from Swedish öster Middle Low German and Middle High German ōster ‘eastern’ denoting someone who lived to the east of a settlement or who had come there from the east. In many cases the Swedish name is probably ornamental. Compare Ester and Oester . German: nickname for someone who had a connection with the festival of Easter (for example someone who was born or baptized at that time) from Oster ‘Easter’ or a topographic name from Middle High German Middle Low German ōster ‘easterly to the east’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic or artificial name from German Ost ‘east’ or artificial name from German Oster ‘Easter’; compare 1 and 2 above. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Polish ostry or Russian ostryy ‘sharp sharp-minded’. Dutch: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of aust ‘east’ + heri hari ‘army’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022