Osbourn Surname

212,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

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.

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Osbourn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4581:248,60023,661
England3461:161,03515,064
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5241:95,8379,773

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Osbourn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osbourn is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osbourn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 212,982nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Osbourn reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Osbourn is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 27 people.

Osbourn is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,458 people, or 1 in 248,600. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Osbourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osbourn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Osbourn surname increased 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 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 carrying the Osbourn surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Osbourn last name are 19.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osbourne939,975/
Ousbourn933/
Osbournd931/
Ossbourn930/
Osborn9255,897/
Osburn9210,803/
Obourn92155/
Ousbourne884/
Osbournne882/
O'Sbourne881/
Oshbourne881/
Osborne86152,109/
Osburne86346/
Gobourn8638/
Hobourn8635/
Obourne8630/
Ousborn8619/
Hosburn8613/
Osboren867/
Ossborn864/
Hosborn863/
Odsborn861/
Osboorn861/
Osbornd861/
Osborng861/
Osbornn861/
Oosborn861/
Oshborn861/
Ousburn860/
Ossburn860/
Oisborn860/
Oesborn860/
Oosburn860/
Osburnn860/
Osburrn860/
Osbaurn860/
Gosborn860/
Osborin860/
Oborn831,383/
Oburn83148/
Ashbourn8061/
Ousborne8033/
Goubourn8020/
Asbourne808/
Usbourne807/
Osbornne804/
O'Bourne804/
Osborrne802/
Osvourne802/
O'Sborne801/
Osboirne801/
Osbosrne801/
Oshborne801/
Ausbourn801/
Osboorne801/
Hosburnt801/
Hosborne800/
Oubourne800/
Ossborne800/
Oborin773,257/
Oborne771,075/
Oboryn77114/
Hoburn77106/
Goburn7771/
O'Born7737/
Oburin7726/
Asborn7721/
Osbarn7720/
Hoborn7718/
Asburn7714/
Usborn776/
Oxborn776/
Osvorn773/
Obgurn773/
Oboren772/
O'Burn771/
Osvurn771/
Oxburn771/
Ooborn771/
Oburne770/
Goborn770/
Ashbourne75699/
Ausbourne7529/
Hasbourne7510/
Osbornová751/
Ashburn716,080/
Oborina713,577/
Ausburn711,001/
Ausborn71829/
Usborne71266/
Oboryna71146/
Ashborn7197/
Goiburn7128/
O'Borne7123/
Habourn7112/
Husborn7111/
Abourin7110/
Asborne718/
Osvorne715/
Hasborn713/
Oborien713/
Hasburn712/
Gouborn712/
O'Burne711/
Asburne711/
Oborynt711/
Oxbaurn711/
Gabourn711/
Oboiren711/
Oboirin711/
Hooborn710/
Hoburne710/
Gobhorn710/
Osbarne710/
Eusburn710/
Usburne710/
Hoborne710/
Gusburn710/
Aburn67337/
Aborn67327/
Ausborne67162/
Ashburne67156/
Oboirien6785/
Ausburne6750/
Gabourin6735/
Ashborne6719/
Hashburn672/
Obornova672/
Gashburn671/
Ashburen671/
Ashboren671/
Hochburn670/
Hashborn670/
Aussburn670/
Assburne670/

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