Österman is a Swedish-language surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 56.5% of all known bearers of the surname Österman were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:8,310), 39.9% of Finland (1:6,567) and 2.4% of Estonia (1:26,433).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:8,310) in the following counties: Stockholm County (1:3,764) Södermanland County (1:4,047) Uppsala County (1:4,602) Örebro County (1:6,068) Värmland County (1:7,301) Gotland County (1:7,310)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,567) in the following regions:Österman surname distribution Åland (1:1,700) Satakunta (1:2,113) Southwest Finland (1:2,251) Uusimaa (1:3,893)
People Bernhard Österman (1870–1938), Swedish painter, illustrator and curator Emil Österman (1870–1927), Swedish painter, illustrator and academician Hugo Österman (1892–1975), Finnish general Hans Österman (born 1978), ITHF table hockey world champion and journalist from Sweden
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