Last Name OSWALD

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Meaning	The son of Oswald, corruptly Oswell or Oswill. A very early first name. A steward. From 'hus,' a house, and 'wald,' a ruler - a house-ruler or steward; a king of Northumberland.

Origin	English, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, Jewish, French, German, Irish, Slovakian, Falkland, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian, Tanzanian

Rank	2,313 (2000 US census)	3,361 (1990 US census)

Count	14,332 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

96.29%, or 13800 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.66%, or 95 total occurrences, as black,
0.4%, or 57 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.29%, or 42 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.83%, or 119 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.53%, or 219 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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