Osbert Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Osbert Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osbert.' This surname does not seem to have survived. I cannot find any modern instances. Strange that its rival Osborn should be so familiar to our directories to-day.

Robert fil.

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Osbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France811:820,03498,127
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Osbert (8,961) may also be a first name.

Osbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osbert.' This surname does not seem to have survived. I cannot find any modern instances. Strange that its rival Osborn should be so familiar to our directories to-day.

Robert fil. Osbert, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Osbert le Ferrur, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Roger fil. Osbert, Suffolk, ibid.

Richard Osbert, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William fil. Osbert. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

Osbert de Bellebeck, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Osbert Houbard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(English) God-Bright [Anglo-Saxon Osberht, Osbriht—ós, a god + be(o)rht, briht, bright, glorious, noble] Osbriht, a king of Northumbria, was killed at York, A.D. 867, in a conflict with the Danes.

Osbert is the Domesday formerly

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Osbert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osbert (Marathi: ओसबेतर्) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osbert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Osbert are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Osbert is also the 65,900th most common given name worldwide, borne by 8,961 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 820,034. In France it is mostly found in: Normandy, where 53 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 14 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live. Not including France Osbert occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Osbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osbert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Osbert surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osbert Last Name Statistics demography

Osbert earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosbert928,998/
Osberth924/
Hosbert921/
Obert9110,750/
Osber9128/
Gobert8313,182/
Hobert831,750/
Oberth83304/
Esbert83268/
Oberts83232/
Asbert83164/
O'Bert8327/
Usbert8313/
Oubert837/
Oberte834/
Oberzt833/
Hosber832/
Obertt831/
Ousber831/
Osbeer831/
Osberd831/
Osbehr831/
Gosber830/
Ohbert830/
Osbart830/
Oshber830/
Ober8011,441/
Goubert773,482/
Houbert77385/
Hesbert7749/
Goibert7730/
Hoberts7730/
Hoberth7718/
Goobert7710/
Esbertt778/
Gusbert777/
Hobertz776/
Husbert774/
Hasbert774/
Usberte773/
Hoobert772/
Osberdz772/
Ausbert772/
Osbartt771/
Hoibert771/
Gobeart771/
Ashbert771/
Gobertt771/
Hoberte770/
Osbarth770/
Goosber770/
Asber7313,358/
Gober737,337/
Abert732,428/
Obere731,285/
Hober73863/
Obier73483/
Óbert73259/
Obear73247/
Oberč73247/
Oberd73131/
Ouber7383/
Obeir7329/
Overt7322/
Osver7321/
Obher733/
Oberz731/
Osbir731/
Obger731/
Ojber731/
Oberh731/
Obeer730/
Oberr730/
Obirt730/
Oober730/
Obertová71599/
Houbertz71111/
Obertova7154/
Hoobertt711/
Hochbert711/
Hooybert711/
Houberts711/
Otschber711/
Ausberth711/
Hessbert710/
Gobheirt710/
Aubert6760,364/
Habert674,762/
Gabert673,224/
Goober672,726/
Aberte67560/
Hoober67430/
Gouber67177/
Aberts67153/
Gasber67151/
Aberth67151/
Haesbaert67144/
Huober67134/
O'Bier6780/
O'Bear6743/
Eubert6742/
Houswerth6736/
Houber6734/
Obhere6724/
Hobier6722/
Ashber6717/
Hojber6717/
Hotber6713/
Obeire6711/
Atbert679/
Ouvert678/
Ausber678/
Hovert677/
Oubier676/
Hobere676/
Oubere675/
Goiber675/
Asbeer674/
Hosver674/
Oubeir674/
Osbord673/
Oberzh673/
Oubeur673/
Asbher672/
Aabert672/
Hobertová672/
Gobeer672/
Oberre672/
Obherr672/
Hoyber671/
Obheur671/
Abertz671/
Ahbert671/
Asbear671/
Aswert671/
Hoberd671/
Obeere671/
Aberdt671/
Hohber671/
Oswirt671/
Obirte671/
O'Birt671/
Óberth671/
Goberė671/
Aberht671/
Obyret671/
Asbort670/
Hasber670/
Abeart670/
Asbart670/
Oswerd670/
Hottswert670/
Esbart670/
Obeard670/

Osbert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osbert in the Marathi language
ओसबेतर्osabetar-

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