Osmer Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

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

Osmer Surname Definition:

(English) God-Glorious [the Anglo-SaxonOsmœr—ós, a god + mǽre, glorious, famous] Osmœr was the name of the English soldier whose head, when he was killed by Eadric at the battle of Sceorstan (A.D. 1016), was boastingly paraded as that of King Eadmund, whom Osmær was said to closely resemble.

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Osmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1891:304,84428,044
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England121:4,643,172139,951
France121:5,535,227269,324
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Osmer (2,835) may also be a first name.

Osmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) God-Glorious [the Anglo-SaxonOsmœr—ós, a god + mǽre, glorious, famous] Osmœr was the name of the English soldier whose head, when he was killed by Eadric at the battle of Sceorstan (A.D. 1016), was boastingly paraded as that of King Eadmund, whom Osmær was said to closely resemble.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Saxon personal name occurring in Domesd. as Osmer and Osmar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Osmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osmer (Russian: Осмер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 277,637th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,224,047 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Osmer live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Osmer is also the 136,798th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,835 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,189 people, or 1 in 304,844. In The United States Osmer is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 13 percent reside, Alabama, where 13 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Osmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Osmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Osmer last name expanded 798 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osmer surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.58% registered to vote for the party.

Osmer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $41,128 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hosmer913,591/
Ousmer91535/
Oesmer91141/
Gosmer9175/
Ossmer9126/
Ohsmer9111/
Oszmer9110/
Osmere912/
Osmear911/
Osmert911/
Osmerz911/
Oosmer910/
Omer89792,809/
Osme89151/
Gossmer8311/
Housmer837/
Hoshmer833/
Goshmer832/
Hoysmer831/
Hosmeir831/
Hossmer831/
Oussmer831/
Hosmere831/
Ousmeur831/
Hosmier830/
Hoesmer830/
Oumer8070,749/
Homer8020,155/
Esmer8013,998/
Gomer804,175/
Omere802,012/
Ohmer801,796/
Omier801,418/
Omeir801,149/
Ocmer801,065/
Ommer80853/
Asmer80657/
Gosme80400/
Omeur80274/
Omert80182/
Hosme80147/
Oomer80143/
Ozmer80122/
Omerz80112/
Uomer8050/
Osmir8044/
Omear8036/
Omeer8030/
Oßmer8020/
Otmer8011/
Usmer808/
Omerr807/
Osmet804/
Oxmer802/
Osmey802/
Omger801/
Osmes801/
Omher801/
Osmed801/
Oimer801/
Osmea801/
Ossme801/
Osmee801/
Osmme800/
Osmerova776/
Gossmger771/
Gossmeer770/
Ome7512,165/
Homere731,348/
Othmer731,083/
Hommer731,030/
Gommer73670/
Ommert73483/
Goymer73476/
Homier73474/
Omeire73383/
Asmeer73377/
Ottmer73298/
Hesmer73252/
Goomer73172/
Hotmer73150/
Ashmer73116/
Ohmert73113/
Ausmer7396/
Husmer7393/
Ozmerd7381/
Hasmer7353/
Gusmer7351/
Goshme7349/
Oumeir7341/
Homehr7339/
Oummer7338/
Asmere7336/
Gojmer7334/
Gasmer7332/
Oumere7325/
Ossmyr7323/
Hoomer7319/
Oumier7317/
Ozmert7316/
Houmer7311/
Esmeir736/
Homert735/
Osmyre735/
Ohtmer735/
O'Mear735/
Hoxmer734/
O'Mere734/
Goumer734/
Asmeur734/
Asmert734/
Assmer733/
Oomeer733/
Esmier732/
Hosmes732/
Omeard732/
Omeare732/
Homeyr732/
Omerre732/
Ochmer732/
Homerz732/
Esmear732/
O'Meir731/
Ozmerh731/
Omearh731/
Ohmger731/
Oitmer731/
Oommer731/
Homeir731/
Hoimer731/
Gosmey731/
Gosmir731/
Oumert731/
Homeur731/
Oomere731/
Homger731/
Hhomer731/
Omeere731/
Otmeer731/
Oumeer731/
Ousmez731/
Osmetz731/
Ohcmer731/
O'Merz731/
O'Mier731/
Gosmee731/
Gomehr731/
Goimer731/
Oumear731/
Oshmir731/
Osmeis731/
Ommeer731/
Osmire730/
Hohmer730/
Hosmir730/
Ommerd730/
Osmets730/
Ohmeir730/
Amer67441,227/
Omeh6721,906/
Home6721,833/
Osma6711,516/
Gome677,540/
Oume672,781/
Ohme671,480/
Omey671,264/
Omre671,084/
Omee671,043/
Omes67894/
Omet67725/
Houmeur67674/
Omir67669/
Asme67489/
Oome67267/
Omie67255/
Omez67206/
Omed67203/
Oime67178/
Omea67171/
Hessmer67170/
Omei67149/
Omme67148/
Omerova67132/
Osmi6791/
Hommert6784/
Osmy6752/
Hassmer6747/
Aschmer6740/
Hasmert6730/
Hothmer6723/
Omhe6721/
Omeu6719/
Goozmer6715/
Omje6714/
Ashmeer6713/
Ozme6711/
Omge6710/
Hommere6710/
Goshmir679/
Omeireh679/
Houmere678/
Ommerth678/
O'Meare677/
Uome677/
Omerová677/
Ashmere676/
Oyme676/
Otme676/
Hoimger674/
Oumeire673/
Goomeer673/
Hohmeir673/
Omej673/
Omér673/
Hohmier672/
Hasmeer672/
Gousmey672/
Goshmey672/
Omøe672/
Omep672/
Omyr672/
Houmehr671/
Hossmes671/
Aushmer671/
Hausmer671/
Oummeur671/
Hommeur671/
Omerowa671/
Hosmayr671/
Hochmer671/
Heesmer671/
Omeereh671/
Oumeîre671/
Oumeïre671/
Osmý671/
Oismets671/
Gozmehr671/
Eussmer671/
Asmmehr671/
Ojme671/
Houmier671/
Gusmeer671/
O'Meard670/
Axsmear670/
Husmier670/
Houtmer670/
Goommer670/
Hasmeir670/
Hosmire670/
Hohmeur670/
Hosmedt670/
Hocmeer670/
Hoxmeir670/

Osmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osmer in the Russian language
Осмерosmer-

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