The Osteen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,497 people carried this name — #6,223 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,341 in 2000.

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In print

Osteen in American newspapers,
1910.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Osteen
The Topeka State Journal 1910-11-23
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Osteen
The Topeka State Journal 1910-11-30
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Osteen
The Topeka State Journal 1910-12-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,925 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Osteen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Osteen 1921–1999 · politician
  • Darrell Osteen 1943–2017 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Osteen,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States269 records

269 records of the Osteen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 207
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael Steven Osteen

    Born 1946; from Gulf Hammock, Florida. U.S. Army, military police; killed in action 1968 in Pleiku, South Vietnam. Buried at Bronson Cemetery, Williston, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Irma C. Osteen

    Born 1912 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; photographer from Fulton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Henry Steven Osteen

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1992; buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 269 records for Osteen in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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