Ostrom

Ostrom or Öström is a Swedish surname meaning "island stream".

History

Many of the Ostroms in North America are descendants of a Dutch immigrant to New Amsterdam in the 1600s.^{[citation needed]} The name was van Oosteroom and originated in the area of Utrecht and several unrelated families used this name.^{[citation needed]}

People with the surname

Notable people with the surname include:

• Elinor Ostrom (1933–2012), American political economist
• Ellen Ostrom, former dancer in the New York City Ballet's corps de ballet
• Gilbert Wellington Ostrom (1837–1917), Ontario lawyer and political figure
• Hans Ostrom (born 1954), American professor, writer, editor, and scholar
• John Ostrom (1928–2005), American paleontologist
• Magnus Öström, drummer for the Esbjörn Svensson Trio
• Meredith Ostrom (born 1977), American actress, model, and painter
• Tom Ostrom (1936–1994), American psychologist
• Vincent Ostrom (1919–2012), American political scientist
• Walter Ostrom, ceramic artist

See also

• Ostrum (disambiguation)
• Oestrum (disambiguation)
• Van Oostrum