Frequency: (127)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a grocer or provisioner, elaborated form of Koster 4.
2. German (Kostermann): elaborated form of Koster 2.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
