Frequency: (483)
(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): alternative spelling of Ostrov.
2. Shortened form of Jewish and Slavic Ostrovsky.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 6%. Sol (3), Hyman, Isadore, Meyer, Miriam, Myer.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
