| ![Show Contents]() Ostermeier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of OstermeierWhat does the name Ostermeier mean? 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 familyThe 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. Later, Petrus Ostermeier was recorded as a student at the University of Leipzig in 1482. Early History of the Ostermeier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ostermeier research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1370, 1482, 1510, 1558, 1678 and 1733 are included under the topic Early Ostermeier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ostermeier Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ostermeier, Ostermaier, Ostermyer, Ostermayer, Ostermeyer, Ostermeir and many more. Early Notables of the Ostermeier family- 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 | + |
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
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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
- 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
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