Osment Surname
Approximately 1,613 people bear this surname
Osment Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osmond,' the Scandinavian Asmundr; compare Wyman for Wymond, and Mayman for Maymond. This personal name gave rise to several local names; v. Osmotherly, and compare.
John de Osemundeston Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameOsment Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 919 | 1:394,406 | 34,603 |
| England | 375 | 1:148,581 | 14,225 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 35 | 1:3,219 | 487 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 130 | 1:187,503 | 15,253 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 166 | 1:302,522 | 23,980 |
Osment (21) may also be a first name.
Osment Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osmond,' the Scandinavian Asmundr; compare Wyman for Wymond, and Mayman for Maymond. This personal name gave rise to several local names; v. Osmotherly, and compare.
John de Osemundeston Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Geoffrey Osmund, Devon, ibid.
Nicholas Osemund, Surrey, ibid.
Richard Osmund, Middlesex, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
John Osmond, Hertfordshire., 1315. Writs of Parliament.
1603. Buried — Thomas Osmond: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1649. Married — William Bannister and Margaret Osman: ibid.
Edward, son of Edward Osman, 1658: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.
John, son of Edward Osmand, 1660: ibid.
Grace, d. of Edward Osmund, 1663: ibid.
1788. Married — Charles Ballard and Sarah Osmon: St. George, Hanover Square.
For Osmund, q.v.
The Anglo-Saxon personal name.
Osment Demographics
Osment Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Osment Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osment Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osment (Russian: Осмент) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osment? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 246,537th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,518,007 people. The last name Osment is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Osment are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Osment is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename globally, held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 919 people, or 1 in 394,406. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 25 percent live, Tennessee, where 14 percent live and Arkansas, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Osment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Osment has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Osment last name grew 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Osment Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Osment last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Osment last name are 0.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.78% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Osment earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning $39,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,629 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Osment Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Osment in the Russian language | ||
| Осмент | osment | - |
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Osment Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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