Osgathorpe Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Osgathorpe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Osgarthorpe,' i.e. the thorp of Osgod, the first settler; a parish in Leicestershire, four miles from Ashby; v. Osgerby and Osgood.

Osgathorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Osgathorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Osgarthorpe,' i.e. the thorp of Osgod, the first settler; a parish in Leicestershire, four miles from Ashby; v. Osgerby and Osgood.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Osgathorpe (Leic.) = Osgod’s (Asgaut’s) Farm [v. under Osgood, and + Old Norse þorp]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Osgathorpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osgathorpe occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osgathorpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osgathorpe is the 2,185,341st most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Osgathorpe reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 28 percent live, Staffordshire, where 15 percent live and Devon, where 9 percent live. Besides England Osgathorpe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Osgathorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osgathorpe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Osgathorpe surname rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osgathorp9523/
Osgthorpe952/
Osguthorpe90343/
Osgothorpe9028/
Osgatharp84104/
Osguthorp840/
Osquthorpe801/
Asquthorpe700/
Ausgotharp6016/

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Osgathorpe Reference & Research

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