Osbourn Surname
Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname
Osbourn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osbern,' a favourite personal name in the hereditary surname period. It is scarcely ever used now at the font, but flourishes strongly as a surname.
Gerard fil. Oseberne, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameOsbourn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,458 | 1:248,600 | 23,661 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 469 | 1:51,973 | 6,293 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 524 | 1:95,837 | 9,773 |
Osbourn (27) may also be a first name.
Osbourn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osbern,' a favourite personal name in the hereditary surname period. It is scarcely ever used now at the font, but flourishes strongly as a surname.
Gerard fil. Oseberne, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Oseberne, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Osborne le Haukere. Rolls of Parliament.
Osbarn Dawson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
'Thomas Smithson and Osberne Walynton, servauntes of Sir Edward Wydevile, 1489: Wardrobe Accounts, Edward IV.
In the Register of the University of Oxford the following forms are found: Osborne, Osbern, Osberne, Osborn, Osbourne, and Osburne (v. Index). The following variants are found amongst the marriages of a single register:
1790. George Avius and Ann Osburn: St. George, Hanover Square.
— Richard Osborne and Ann Smith: ibid.
1792. William Osbon and Mary Thackham: ibid.
1797. Frances Phillips and Lucy Orsborn: ibid.
1798. William Osburne and Elizabeth Yates: ibid.
(Anglo-Scand.) The Old Norse Asbiörn = Divine Bear [Old Norse ás-, divine (áss, a god) + biörn, a bear] was Anglicized Osbeorn, Osbern, Osborn [Old English ós, a god + be(o)rn, a warrior] Two famous Osberns were killed in the same battle A.D. 1054—Osbern Pentecost, the Norman, fighting for Macbeth; and Osbern, the son of Earl Siward, with his father at the head of the ultimately victorious Northumbrians.
Osbern is common in Domesday Book.
Osbourn Demographics
Average Male Osbourn Height
178.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Osbourn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osbourn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osbourn is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osbourn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 212,982nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. Osbourn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Osbourn live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,458 people, or 1 in 248,600. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Osbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Osbourn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Osbourn surname expanded 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Osbourn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Osbourn surname are 19.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.35% registered with the party.
The amount Osbourn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning R 239,880 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $40,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.59% less than the national average, earning $35,480 CAD per year.
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