Osbern Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Osbern Surname Definition:

From the ON. personal name Asbjorn, 'divine bear,' Anglicized Osbeorn and Osbern (Old English o.s + be(o)rn, 'god warrior'). Osbernus, presbyter, in record 1097-1107 (Nat. MSS., I, 4), and Osbern, capellanus, 1107—24 (ibid., I, 11). Osbernus was abbot of Jaddewurd, c.

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Osbern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

Osbern (28) may also be a first name.

Osbern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the ON. personal name Asbjorn, 'divine bear,' Anglicized Osbeorn and Osbern (Old English o.s + be(o)rn, 'god warrior'). Osbernus, presbyter, in record 1097-1107 (Nat. MSS., I, 4), and Osbern, capellanus, 1107—24 (ibid., I, 11). Osbernus was abbot of Jaddewurd, c. 1150 (LSC., p. 11), and Osbern, capellanus Glasgow, c. 1180 (Kelso, 338). Part of a carucate in the territory of Middilham was granted to Hosbern, a man (nativus) of the Abbey of Kelso and to his heirs, c. 1160-80 (Kelso, 117). Osbern de Yrnis acquired the land of Thornton in Angus in 1398-9 (Strathmore, p. 182), John Osburn was a voter in parish of Qwilton (Coylton), 1513 (Ros, 52), and Harie Osbum or Osburne, 'wretter to his majesties signet,' in Ayr, 1648 (Ayr, p. 182). John Osburn, dean oi guild, Aberdeen, 1730 (Guildry, p. 203), Osborne 1656, Oseburne 1596.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Osborn(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For a legend of the origin of this name, see English Surn. ii. 3, 4. Osbernus, Osbern, Osborn, See ., are, however, variations of a very common baptismal name. Several persons bearing it occur in Domesday, as tenants in chief in different counties. Ferguson derives it from the Norse, and interprets it "the divine bear!"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) From hus, a house, and bearn, a child—a family—child, an adopted child.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Osborn,Osborne. —This name occurred in England before the Norman Conquest. It is confined south of a line joining the Humber and the Mersey, and its principal area of distribution takes the form of a belt crossing central England from East Anglia to the borders of Wales. Though well represented also in the south - west of England, especially in Somerset and Cornwall, it is rare or absent in the other south coast counties, excepting Sussex.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Osbern Last Name Facts

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

Osbern is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Osbern.

How Common Is The Last Name Osbern? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osbern is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Osbern reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Osbern is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Osbern is most frequent in: Missouri, where 34 percent live, Kansas, where 30 percent live and Michigan, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Osbern exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Osbern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Osbern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Osbern surname decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osbern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osbern surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Osbern earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $38,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oysbern920/
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Uoshbern861/
Osborn8355,897/
Gobern83442/
Oberin83356/
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Osbirn8344/
Oberne8336/
O'Bern8326/
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Osbarn8320/
Oberen835/
Oxbern833/
Asbern831/
Oberyn831/
Obiern830/
Obeirne77744/
Obering77189/
Oberink77142/
O'Beirn77125/
Ausbern7767/
Goubern7755/
Osbyrne7719/
Obergin7711/
Oberien778/
Osboren777/
Ossborn774/
O'Berne774/
Hosborn773/
Oberina772/
Oberndt771/
Osbirne771/
Oberrne771/
Osbornn771/
Oosborn771/
Ashbern771/
Oshborn771/
Obergne771/
O'Berin770/
Hoberen770/
Osborin770/
Oberend770/
Oesborn770/
Oisborn770/
Hosbirn770/
Overn73253/
Abern7394/
Obyrn7321/
Obirn730/
O'Beirne712,198/
Oberring718/
Obernova716/
O'Bergin712/
Osboirne711/
Eschbern711/
Hosveren711/
O'Beiren711/
Gosbjørn711/
Obierien711/
O'Beerne710/
Aberin672,586/
Obyrne671,852/
Overin67637/
Oberem67468/
Overen67205/
Habern67151/
Obirin67133/
Esborn67100/
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Overyn6725/
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Hovern6720/
Obirne6715/
O'Byrn679/
Aberen679/
Oberim675/
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