Osbourne Surname

51,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Osbourne 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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Osbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3841:107,11011,736
Jamaica2,2081:1,300228
England1,9421:28,6913,877
Australia8841:30,5384,078
Canada7481:49,2595,984
Barbados2181:1,319297
Wales911:34,0063,399
Ireland831:56,7343,894
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Antigua and Barbuda261:3,814525
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Saint Kitts and Nevis181:3,067419
Panama161:244,5166,353
India121:63,922,115578,870
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0371:23,5063,271
Scotland431:87,0524,622
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Osbourne (1,930) may also be a first name.

Osbourne 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

(English) Descendant of Osborn (god, man); one who came from Osborne (Aust's stream), in Wight.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Osbourne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osbourne occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Osbourne.

How Common Is The Last Name Osbourne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,386th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 730,581 people. The surname Osbourne is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Osbourne live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 172,734th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,930 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,384 people, or 1 in 107,110. In The United States Osbourne is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent live, Kentucky, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 22 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Osbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osbourne has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 157 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osbourne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Osbourne last name are 8.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Osbourne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.67% more than the national average, earning R 517,272 per year; in United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning $41,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ousbourne944/
Osbournne942/
O'Sbourne941/
Oshbourne941/
Osbournes941/
Osborne93152,109/
Osbourn931,933/
Osburne93346/
Obourne9330/
Gobourne88181/
Ousborne8833/
Asbourne888/
Usbourne887/
Osbornne884/
Osborner884/
O'Bourne884/
Ousbourn883/
Osbornes882/
Osbornie882/
Osborrne882/
Osvourne882/
Osbornee882/
O'Sborne881/
Osboirne881/
Osbosrne881/
Osbournd881/
Oshborne881/
Osboorne881/
Gosborne881/
Hosborne880/
Oubourne880/
Oxbourne880/
Osborned880/
Oesborne880/
Ossborne880/
Ossbourn880/
Osborn8655,897/
Osburn8610,803/
Oborne861,075/
Obourn86155/
Oburne860/
Ashbourne82699/
Ausbourne8229/
Hasbourne8210/
Usborne80266/
Gobourn8038/
Hobourn8035/
O'Borne8023/
Ousborn8019/
Hosburn8013/
Asborne808/
Osboren807/
Osborna807/
Osvorne805/
Ossborn804/
Hosborn803/
Oborney803/
Goburne802/
Osborni802/
O'Burne801/
Asburne801/
Odsborn801/
Oxborne801/
Osboorn801/
Osbornd801/
Osborng801/
Osbornn801/
Osborny801/
Oosborn801/
Oshborn801/
Goborne801/
Hoburne800/
Ousburn800/
Ossburn800/
Oisborn800/
Oosburn800/
Osbarne800/
Usburne800/
Osburnn800/
Hoborne800/
Osburrn800/
Osbaurn800/
Gosborn800/
Osborin800/
Osborneová781/
Ashbourner780/
Oborn771,383/
Oburn77148/
Ausborne75162/
Ashburne75156/
Ashbourn7561/
Ausburne7550/
Goubourn7520/
Ashborne7519/
Osbornio751/
Ausbourn751/
Hosburnt751/
Asburner750/
Assburne750/
Oborin713,257/
Ashburner711,209/
Oborny71659/
Oborná71276/
Oborný71269/
Oboryn71114/
Hoburn71106/
Goburn7171/
O'Born7137/
Oborna7133/
Oburin7126/
Asborn7121/
Osbarn7120/
Hoborn7118/
Asburn7114/
Oborni7113/
Aborne7110/
Oxborn716/
Osvorn713/
Obgurn713/
Oboren712/
O'Burnett712/
O'Burn711/
Osvurn711/
Oxburn711/
Osbornová711/
Auhbourne711/
Ooborn711/
Obarne711/
Goborn710/
Ashburn676,080/
Oborina673,577/
Ausburn671,001/
Ausborn67829/
Obeirne67744/
Gaborne67532/
Oboryna67146/
Ashborn6797/
Haburne6744/
Ouborná6733/
Ouborný6728/
Goiburn6728/
Habourn6712/
Abornee6710/
Abourin6710/
Gaburne676/
Obierne674/
Aschburner673/
Hasborn673/
O'Borny673/
Oborien673/
Hasburn672/
Gouborn672/
Obosrne672/
Ouborny672/
Oboorny671/
Oborynt671/
Oxbaurn671/
Gabourn671/
Abuerne671/
Auburne671/
Oboiren671/
Oboirin671/
Obornih671/
Abornea671/
Avourne671/
Asborni671/
Hooborn670/
Gobhorn670/
Eusburn670/
Oubornj670/
Obarney670/

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