Osmaston Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Osmaston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osmaston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Osmaston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osmaston is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osmaston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Osmaston is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Osmaston reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Osmaston is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England Osmaston is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 26 percent live, East Sussex, where 18 percent live and West Sussex, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Osmaston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Osmaston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Osmaston last name expanded 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osmaston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Osmaston last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Osmaston earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omastone881/
Homaston880/
Gomaton803/
Homaton801/
Oumastan751/
Asmatoon751/
Esmastan751/
Omattone751/
Amaton71630/
Omatan7132/
Omoton716/
Asmatoune711/
Ousmatane711/
Amatong671,040/
Omatang67392/
Oumatan67188/
Omotong67117/
Omotoun6727/
Amatton6721/
Hamaton6715/
Omaitan679/
Amathon676/
Amastan676/
Oimatan673/
Gamaton672/
Amatone672/
Amatoon671/
Amoston671/
Asmatan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osmaston
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