Ostroff
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
- As a Jewish surname, Westernized from Ostrov.
- As a Jewish and Slavic surname of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian origin, shortened from Ostrovsky.
Proper noun
Ostroff (plural Ostroffs)
- A surname from Slavic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostroff is the 27204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 889 individuals. Ostroff is most common among White (95.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ostroff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.