Osburn Surname

47,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,803 people bear this surname

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

Osburn Surname Definition:

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

Osburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3581:34,9934,364
Canada1461:252,36723,920
England1181:472,18730,747
Australia611:442,55234,724
South Africa561:967,45960,627
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
France41:16,605,680368,153
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0111:16,6782,128

Osburn (135) may also be a first name.

Osburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Osburn Last Name Facts

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

Osburn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,815th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 674,585 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Osburn reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 797,647th most common first name on earth, held by 135 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,358 people, or 1 in 34,993. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Oklahoma, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Osburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Osburn last name rose 344 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Osburn surname are 16.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Osburn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning R 259,668 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osbourn921,933/
Osburne92346/
Hosburn9213/
Osbaurn920/
Osburrn920/
Osburnn920/
Oosburn920/
Ossburn920/
Ousburn920/
Oburn91148/
Osbourne869,975/
Ousbourn863/
Hosburnt861/
Osbournd861/
Ossbourn860/
Osborn8355,897/
Obourn83155/
Hoburn83106/
Goburn8371/
Oburin8326/
Asburn8314/
Esburn8313/
Obgurn833/
Osvurn831/
O'Burn831/
Oxburn831/
Oburne830/
Ousbourne804/
Osbournne802/
Oshbourne801/
O'Sbourne801/
Ashburn776,080/
Ausburn771,001/
Gobourn7738/
Hesburn7737/
Hobourn7735/
Obourne7730/
Goiburn7728/
Ousborn7719/
Osboren777/
Ossborn774/
Hosborn773/
Hasburn772/
Asburne771/
O'Burne771/
Oshborn771/
Oxbaurn771/
Osboorn771/
Osbornn771/
Oosborn771/
Osborin770/
Gusburn770/
Usburne770/
Eusburn770/
Oisborn770/
Hoburne770/
Oborn731,383/
Aburn73337/
Ashburne71156/
Ausburne7150/
Goubourn7120/
Asbourne718/
Usbourne717/
O'Bourne714/
Osvourne712/
Hashburn712/
Osboorne711/
Ausbourn711/
Ashburen711/
Gashburn711/
Oubourne710/
Hochburn710/
Assburne710/
Aussburn710/
Oborin673,257/
Auburn67612/
Aburin67214/
Oboryn67114/
Haburn6788/
O'Born6737/
Ausbourne6729/
Asborn6721/
Hoborn6718/
Hasbourne6710/
Usborn676/
Aburen675/
Euburn673/
Oboren672/
Ahburn671/
Ooborn671/
Atburn671/

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