About Osterholm
The surname Osterholm is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "oster," meaning "east," and "holm," meaning "island" or "small island." Therefore, the name Osterholm can be interpreted to mean "eastern island" or "island in the east." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors hailed from an eastern island or lived near one.
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The surname Osterholm is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Osterholm 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 Osterholm is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Osterholm in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Osterholm using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.