The Oesterle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 878 people carried this name — #27,452 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is up 29% from 683 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 127 people named Oesterle.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
77 people named Oesterle live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Oesterle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis Oesterle 1854–1932 · pianist
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Wilhelm Oesterle 1876–1928 · painter
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Gerhard Oesterle 1879–1963 · jurist
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Friedrich Oesterle 1884– · physician
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Rudolf Oesterle 1887–1957 · composer
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Karl Oesterle 1894–1965 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Oesterle.
When the index is not enough
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