Last Name Oosterlaar

The last name "Oosterlaar" is of Dutch origin. It is a toponymic surname, derived from the combination of the words "ooster" meaning "eastern" and "laar" meaning "clearing" or "glade." This surname likely originated from a person who lived in or near an eastern clearing or glade in the Netherlands.

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• INSEE statistics on the surname "oosterlaar"
• Global distribution of the surname on Forebears.io
• Wikipedia Article

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