| ![Show Contents]() Osterwald History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of OsterwaldWhat does the name Osterwald mean? The distinguished German surname Osterwald is composed of two elements: "Oster," meaning "east," and "wald," meaning "forest." Thus, the name can be literally translated as "eastern forest." It is likely that the progenitor of the name lived in a forest in the eastern part of a town, the eastern part of a forest, or one of several towns in North Germany called "Osterwald." Early Origins of the Osterwald familyThe surname Osterwald was first found in Lower Saxony, where the name is thought to have first emerged. It was a common practice of the time to refer to a new resident of a city by the name of his hometown; thus, it is likely that the first bearer of the name was a native of the town of Osterwald in Westphalia or the region of Hanover who had moved to another city. The earliest known instance of the name occurred in Hanover, where Dethar Osterwold was living in 1442. The young Osterwald family was instrumental during this early period, playing a major role in the history of the region and contributing greatly to the development of medieval German society. Early History of the Osterwald familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Osterwald research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1442, 1641, 1663, 1718, 1747, 1778, 1795 and 1831 are included under the topic Early Osterwald History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Osterwald Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Osterwald, Osterwold, Osterwaldt, Osterwoldt, Osterwald, Osterwalder and many more. Early Notables of the Osterwald family- Johann Friedrich Osterwald (1663-1747), a famous Swiss theologian, Peter von Osterwald (1718-1778), a mathematician, language teacher, and council member who used the name Veremund von Lochstein, and...
| Osterwald migration to the United States | + |
Osterwald Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jean Osterwald, who landed in Long Island in 1782 1
- Caspar Osterwald, who arrived in America in 1783 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Osterwald (post 1700) | + |
- Bibi Osterwald (b. 1921), American actor
- Jean-Frédéric Osterwald (1663-1747), Swiss Protestant pastor
- 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)
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