Ostrom

Ostrom or Öström is a Swedish surname meaning "island stream".

Many of the Ostroms in North America are descendants of a Dutch immigrant to New Amsterdam in the 1600's. The name was van Oosteroom and originated in the area of Utrecht and several unrelated families used this name.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Henry Jan-John Ostrum, (1741-1797), Captain, 3rd Regiment New York Militia (Albany County)
 * 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
 * Adam Ostrom, (born 1980), American Criminal Justice Professor
 * Robert Ostrom (born 1998), American entomologist
 * Sydney Ostrom (born 1998), American physicist