Ostermeier Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Ask a genealogist about Ostermeier and the first name they will mention is Ostermann. At root, the name means “Easter or east man”.

• Related forms: Osterman.
• Ostermeier is listed among the recognised spellings of Ostermann.
• Ostermeier ranked 50,106 in the 2010 US Census, with 418 people answering to the name. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

Heraldry and the Ostermeier name

Arms linked to Ostermann and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Ostermeier surname pack.