Osbaldiston Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Osbaldiston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Osbaldeston,' a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire The Osbaldestons of Osbaldeston had a charity in Blackburn Parish Church (Baines' Lancashire. ii. 66). The meaning is 'the town (i.

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Osbaldiston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
England841:663,31038,317
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Osbaldiston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Osbaldeston,' a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire The Osbaldestons of Osbaldeston had a charity in Blackburn Parish Church (Baines' Lancashire. ii. 66). The meaning is 'the town (i.e. settlement) of Osbald.' The —i— and 'e' in Osbaldiston and Osbaldeston are intrusive; compare Greenaway for Greenway, where the a is equally intrusive.

Edward Osbaldeston, Esq., of Osbaldeston, 1590: Wills at Chester.

Matilda Osbaldeston, of Blackburn, 1592: ibid.

Henry Osboston, 1595: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

John Osbaldeston, Esq., of Osbaldeston, 1605: ibid.

1786. Married — John Osbaldeston and Susanna Crook: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Osbaldeston (Lancs) = Osbald’s Estate or Manor [v. Osbald, genit. Osbaldes + Old English tún] Thomas de Osbaldeston.—Lacy Inq. P.M., A.D. 1311.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township of Blackburn, co Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Osbaldiston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Osbaldiston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Osbaldiston (Russian: Осбальдистон) is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osbaldiston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Osbaldiston live; 61 percent live in Australasia and 61 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 48,692. In New Zealand Osbaldiston is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 39 percent are found, Northland Region, where 33 percent are found and Bay of Plenty Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account New Zealand this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Osbaldiston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osbaldiston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Osbaldiston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osbaldiston in the Russian language
Осбальдистонosbaldiston-

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