Oswold Forename
Approximately 29 people bear this name
Oswold Forename Definition:
A male name. Old English Osweald, compound of os ‘a god’, and weald ‘power’. There was a corresponding Norse name Asvald. St Oswald (605-42), King of Northumbria, and St Oswald (d. 992), Archbishop of York, no doubt helped to establish the popularity of the name, which has never (like most of the Old English names in Os-) gone out of use.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 8 | 1:45,317,122 | 288,724 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| England | 100% | 3 | 1:18,534,307 | 106,915 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Oswold (77) may also be a surname.
Oswold Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old English Osweald, compound of os ‘a god’, and weald ‘power’. There was a corresponding Norse name Asvald. St Oswald (605-42), King of Northumbria, and St Oswald (d. 992), Archbishop of York, no doubt helped to establish the popularity of the name, which has never (like most of the Old English names in Os-) gone out of use. The surnames Oswald, Oswell, Oswill are derived from it. In the 16th, 17th, and 18th C the christian name Oswald is found in the forms Oswell, Oswall, or Ozwell. It has been in regular use in the Mosley family since the end of the 16th C.
Osuuald, Osuualdus, Osuuold, Osuuoldus, Osuuol Domesday Book 1086. Osewold Chaucer Cant Tales c. 1387. Oswold Early S. English Legendary, 14th C (E.E.T.S. 87). Oswell Church Registers of St. Antholin, Budge Row, 1538-1754 1540. Oswall Church Registers of St. Mary Aldermary, 1558-1754 1620. Ozwell Canterbury Cathedral Registers 1744.
Oswold Forename Popularity
Oswold Demographics
Average Oswold Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshwold | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oswald | 83 | 72,431 | / |
| Aswold | 83 | 12 | / |
| Osvold | 83 | 4 | / |
| Osbold | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osswald | 77 | 48 | / |
| Hoswald | 77 | 16 | / |
| Oshwald | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oswuald | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oswaldt | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oswalld | 77 | 5 | / |
| Auswold | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oswauld | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oswaldh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oswhald | 77 | 2 | / |
| Asswold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashwold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ooswald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswaldd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswaald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouswald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oschwald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoshwald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houswald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osvald | 67 | 1,649 | / |
| Aswald | 67 | 349 | / |
| Osuald | 67 | 184 | / |
| Oswalt | 67 | 91 | / |
| Eswald | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oßwald | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oxwald | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uswald | 67 | 6 | / |
| Osbald | 67 | 6 | / |
| Osveld | 67 | 1 | / |
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