Ostermeier Surname History

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Germany

The distinguished and ancient German surname Ostermeier is composed of two elements: "ost," meaning "east," and "meier," whose meaning has evolved from "steward" to "farmer." It is likely that the progenitor of the name was a farmer whose land was in the eastern part of a community.

Early Origins of the Ostermeier family

The surname Ostermeier was first found in Westphalia, where the name is thought to have first emerged. The origins of the name make it possible that several branches of the family emerged independently in different areas during the Middle Ages. The written history of the name dates back to 1370, when Conrad Ostermeier was recorded. The young Ostermeier family played a significant role in the early history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Westphalian society.

Early History of the Ostermeier family

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Ostermeier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ostermeier, Ostermaier, Ostermyer, Ostermayer, Ostermeyer, Ostermeir and many more.

Early Notables of the Ostermeier family

Notables of the period with the name Ostermeier were

Wolfgang Ostermeier (c.1510), a prominent theologian, Georg Ostermaier (b. 1558), a well-known organist, and the Ostermeier family of Westphalia

Ostermeier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ostermeier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Gerh Ostermeier, who arrived in America in 1847 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ostermeier (post 1700) +

Hans-Arno Ostermeier (1903-1989), German highly decorated Major der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II
Thomas Ostermeier, appointed head of Schaubühne, one of Berlin's leading theatres, in the year 2000

Historic Events for the Ostermeier family +

Bismarck

Rudolf Ostermeier (1919-1941), German Maschinenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details