Osgood Surname

51,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,878 people bear this surname

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

Osgood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osgod' (v. Yonge); v. Osgerby.

Tofig the Proud married Gytha, the daughter of Osgod Clapa: Freeman, Norman Conq.

Alveva fil. Osgod, Fines Roll, 7 Richard III.

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Osgood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1751:44,3375,428
England1,0241:54,4126,620
Australia2381:113,42712,604
Canada1601:230,28522,082
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France41:16,605,680368,153
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3811:63,9777,372
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7371:13,4381,724

Osgood (108) may also be a first name.

Osgood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osgod' (v. Yonge); v. Osgerby.

Tofig the Proud married Gytha, the daughter of Osgod Clapa: Freeman, Norman Conq.

Alveva fil. Osgod, Fines Roll, 7 Richard III.

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

(Anglo-Scand.). The Old Norse Asgaut= Divine Gaut [Old Norse ás-, divine (áss, a god) + the national name (S. Sweden) Gaut-r] was Anglicized Osgot, Osgod [Old English ós, a god] See the reference to Osgod Clapa under Clapp.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Osgood (divine goodness).

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

An Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Osgood Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Osgood? popularity and diffusion

Osgood is the 51,861st most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 737,755 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Osgood reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Osgood is also the 904,892nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 108 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,175 people, or 1 in 44,337. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Osgood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Osgood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Osgood last name rose 219 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 317 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osgood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Osgood are 2.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Osgood earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Osgoods921/
Ousgood920/
Osgod911/
Ogood911/
Hossgood860/
Ozgood836/
Oshood836/
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Gogood831/
O'Good831/
Ogoo80517/
Ogod8046/
Osod8040/
Osgo8020/
Ausgood7737/
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Hoggood7718/
Hasgood7711/
Oungood771/
Husgood770/
Osoud7391/
Ongod7362/
Ongoo7345/
Gogoo7332/
Asood7313/
Ogiod7311/
Oshod736/
Agood735/
Gogod735/
Ogooh735/
Oogoo734/
Hosgo732/
O'Goo731/
Ogoos731/
Ohgod731/
Ogoot731/
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Oogod731/
Osgho731/
Hosod731/
Osgad730/
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Hassgood710/
Ogo6716,040/
Hagood675,227/
Osengo67639/
Osingo67291/
Angood67244/
Gosgot6799/
Augood6764/
Onggod6719/
Ossoud6718/
Asoodh6715/
Ashgoo677/
Gosgou676/
Hosgoz674/
Hasood673/
Osoudh672/
Hosoud671/
Gozoud671/
Goshgo671/
Hoggod671/
Adsood671/
Housgo671/
Ogooch671/
Ahsood671/
Ausgod671/
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Ougoud671/
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Assood670/
Ashood670/

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