About Orstad
The surname Orstad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Orri, meaning "black grouse" or "eagle," combined with the suffix -stad, meaning "place" or "farm." Therefore, the surname Orstad can be interpreted to mean "farm or place of Orri" or "Orri's farm."
The surname Orstad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Orstad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Orstad is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Orstad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Orstad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.