Ostrom
Ostrom or Öström is a Swedish surname meaning "island stream".
Many of the Ostroms in North America are descendants of a Dutch immigrant to New Amsterdam in the 1600's.
The name was van Oosteroom and originated in the area of Utrecht and several unrelated families used this name.
Notable people with the surname include:
Henry Jan-John Ostrum, (1741-1797), Captain, 3rd Regiment New York Militia (Albany County)
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
Adam Ostrom, (born 1980), American Criminal Justice Professor
Robert Ostrom (born 1998), American entomologist
Sydney Ostrom (born 1998), American physicist
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