Osterman: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Anyone researching Osterman should also look under Ostermann. Its meaning, shared with Ostermann, is “Easter or east man”.

• About 3,256 people in the United States were recorded as Osterman in 2010, placing it 9,919 on the national list.
• Osterman drops the “n” of Ostermann, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Related forms: Ostermeier.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ostermann surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Osterman family name pack.