Ostermann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Ostermann is of uncertain origin, but there are several possibilities for its source. It may have derived from the Gothic word "ostan" meaning "the direction of the rising sun," and may have been initially born by someone from the east. Alternatively, Ostermann may have come from the Middle High German word "Oster," meaning "Easter," and the name would have likely belonged to someone born or baptized during the festival of Easter. Oster is an element in many compound names, such as Osterbrock, Osterfeld, and Osterkamp.

Early Origins of the Ostermann family

The surname Ostermann was first found in Saxony. The earliest record of this surname dates back to the twelfth century when one Fridericus Osterman was recorded in 1150. In 1159, Gerardus Osterman was a citizen of Cologne. Lippold von der Oesten was recorded in 1254, and Hinricus de Osten appeared in 1302. Radeke Osterlo was listed in 1423, Berchtold Österli in Oberhausen, Wurttemberg in 1485, and Jurgen Ostermann in Goettingen in 1563. Veit Ostermann was a citizen of Passau in 1623 and in 1680, Matthias Ostermann was residing in Erding. Michael Ahasverus Ostermaier served as mayor of the town of Ratzeburg in the seventeenth century, and his son Johann (1678-1733) was a pastor in Crumesse.

Early History of the Ostermann family

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Ostermann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oster, Ost, Oest, Öst, Osten, Östing, Österle, Österlen, Osterloh, Ostermann, Östermann, Ostermaier, Ostermayer, Ostermeier, Osterer, Osterling, Osterbrock, Osterbrauk, Osterbrink, Osterfeld, Osterhues, Osterkamp, Osterholt, Osterwiesch, Ostersehlte, Osterwind, Osterberg and many more.

Early Notables of the Ostermann family

Notables of the time included

1711), a Flemish sculptor, who settled in England around 1678, and the powerful Russian statesman, Count Andrei Ivanovich Osterman (1686-1747), who was born Heinrich Johann Friedrich Ostermann in Germ...

Ostermann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ostermann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Jacob Ostermann, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1748 1

Ostermann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Ostermann, aged 47, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
Franz Ostermann, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
David Ostermann, aged 66, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
Mr. Joseph Ostermann, aged 24, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "La Bourgogne" 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ostermann (post 1700) +

Dennis Ostermann, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008 3
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 102 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Joseph Ostermann (1937-2023), French insurance agent and politician

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2016
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html