{{wiktionary|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|date=December 2024}} The name was van Oosteroom and originated in the area of Utrecht and several unrelated families used this name.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
== 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
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Category:Swedish-language surnames