Osbourne Forename
Approximately 1,930 people bear this name
Osbourne Forename Definition:
A male name. Old English Osbeorn, compound of os ‘a god’ and beorn, a poetical word meaning ‘man’ (the cognate Norse word bjorn means ‘bear’). Both Osbeorn and the corresponding Norse name Asbjorn were in general use in England before the Norman Conquest, and were then reinforced by the Norman version.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | - | 1,422 | 1:2,028 | 452 |
| United States | 100% | 272 | 1:1,332,857 | 25,368 |
| England | 100% | 100 | 1:556,029 | 11,378 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Barbados | - | 15 | 1:19,319 | 1,454 |
| Canada | - | 14 | 1:2,366,669 | 33,082 |
| South Africa | 100% | 14 | 1:3,895,189 | 90,619 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 10 | 1:11,158 | 1,580 |
| India | 100% | 9 | 1:134,986,441 | 1,652,066 |
| Philippines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| Grenada | 100% | 5 | 1:21,625 | 2,009 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Bahamas | - | 3 | 1:133,123 | 2,262 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Malaysia | - | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
Osbourne (9,975) may also be a surname.
Osbourne Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old English Osbeorn, compound of os ‘a god’ and beorn, a poetical word meaning ‘man’ (the cognate Norse word bjorn means ‘bear’). Both Osbeorn and the corresponding Norse name Asbjorn were in general use in England before the Norman Conquest, and were then reinforced by the Norman version. Domesday Book mentions several tenants named Osbernus and others who had held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor). It remained in general use during the Middle Ages and gave rise to the common surnames Osborn, Osborne, Osbourn, Osbourne, Osbern, Osburn. Osberne is recorded as a christian name as late as 1489, and Lyford (1655) gives it in his list Osbern, Osbernus FB 1086, Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1087-97. Oseberne Hundred Rolls 1273. Osbarn Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379.
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshbourne | 94 | 1 | / |
| Osborne | 93 | 4,896 | / |
| Osburne | 93 | 29 | / |
| Osbourn | 93 | 27 | / |
| Ousborne | 88 | 4 | / |
| Asbourne | 88 | 4 | / |
| Hosborne | 88 | 3 | / |
| Oosborne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ossbourn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oshborne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Osburner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Osbuorne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Osbornes | 88 | 1 | / |
| Osborner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Osbhorne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Osborn | 86 | 5,913 | / |
| Osburn | 86 | 135 | / |
| Oborne | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obourn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ashbourne | 82 | 57 | / |
| Othbourne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hosborn | 80 | 103 | / |
| Asborne | 80 | 9 | / |
| Asburne | 80 | 8 | / |
| Osborny | 80 | 5 | / |
| Osboren | 80 | 4 | / |
| Osborni | 80 | 4 | / |
| Usborne | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ossborn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ousborn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oosborn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Asbourn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oshborn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hosburn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osborna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gosborn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oburn | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oborn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ausborne | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ashbourn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ashburne | 75 | 4 | / |
| Osbornis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eubourne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aubourne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gasborne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asborn | 71 | 36 | / |
| Asburn | 71 | 33 | / |
| Goborn | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ashburner | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oxborn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oboren | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oburin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hoborn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osvorn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oborny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ausborn | 67 | 480 | / |
| Ashburn | 67 | 141 | / |
| Gaborne | 67 | 30 | / |
| Auburne | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ausburn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hasborn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obarney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avourne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aborney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obarnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeyorn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oxborny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usburni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adsborn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abourin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euborne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashborn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asburna | 67 | 1 | / |
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