Ostrom

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish Öström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ö (“island”) and ström (“stream”). === Proper noun === Ostrom (plural Ostroms) A surname from Swedish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostrom is the 9343rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3485 individuals. Ostrom is most common among White (95.12%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ostrom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.