Osburne Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Osburne Surname Definition:

(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.

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Osburne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England61:9,286,343223,652
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Osburne (29) may also be a first name.

Osburne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Osburne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osburne is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osburne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osburne is the 807,857th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Osburne occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Osburne are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Osburne is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States Osburne is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Osburne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osburne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Osburne last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Osburne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Osburne last name is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Osburne are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Osburne earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning $37,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $52,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osbourne939,975/
Osburn9210,803/
Oburne920/
Ousbourne884/
Osbournne882/
O'Sbourne881/
Oshbourne881/
Osbournes881/
Osborne86152,109/
Osbourn861,933/
Obourne8630/
Hosburn8613/
Goburne862/
O'Burne861/
Asburne861/
Hoburne860/
Ousburn860/
Ossburn860/
Oosburn860/
Usburne860/
Osburnn860/
Osburrn860/
Osbaurn860/
Oburn83148/
Gobourne80181/
Ashburne80156/
Ausburne8050/
Ousborne8033/
Asbourne808/
Usbourne807/
Osbornne804/
O'Bourne804/
Ousbourn803/
Osbornie802/
Osborrne802/
Osvourne802/
Osbornee802/
O'Sborne801/
Osbournd801/
Oshborne801/
Osboorne801/
Hosburnt801/
Hosborne800/
Asburner800/
Oubourne800/
Oxbourne800/
Ossborne800/
Ossbourn800/
Assburne800/
Osborn7755,897/
Oborne771,075/
Obourn77155/
Hoburn77106/
Goburn7771/
Oburin7726/
Asburn7714/
Obgurn773/
O'Burn771/
Osvurn771/
Oxburn771/
Ashburner751,209/
Ausbourne7529/
Hasbourne7510/
O'Burnett752/
Hesbourne751/
Ashburn716,080/
Ausburn711,001/
Usborne71266/
Haburne7144/
Gobourn7138/
Hobourn7135/
Goiburn7128/
O'Borne7123/
Ousborn7119/
Asborne718/
Osboren717/
Osborna717/
Gaburne716/
Osvorne715/
Ossborn714/
Hosborn713/
Oborney713/
Aschburner713/
Hasburn712/
Osborni712/
Oxbaurn711/
Osboorn711/
Osbornn711/
Osborny711/
Oosborn711/
Auburne711/
Oshborn711/
Avourne711/
Oisborn710/
Eusburn710/
Hoborne710/
Osborin710/
Oborn671,383/
Aburn67337/
Ausborne67162/
Goubourn6720/
Hashburn672/
Gashburn671/
Auburnee671/
Ashburen671/
Ausbourn671/
Hochburn670/
Auburney670/
Aussburn670/

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