Osmund Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Aruba

Osmund 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.

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Osmund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2371:223,38218,549
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Osmund (3,437) may also be a first name.

Osmund 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.

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

(English and Scandinavian) Divine Protector [Anglo-Saxon Osmund—ós, a god + mund, hand, protector: Old Norse Asmund—ás, divine (áss, a god) + mund] Osmund was the name of an eighth- century king of the South Saxons; and this form is common in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Osmund (divine protector).

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

The Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) From hus, a house, and mund, peace.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Old Norse, Ásmundr; in the Domesday Book, Assemann, Osmund; from the Flemish, Osmund; from the Dutch, Osseman; from the French, Osmont; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Osmund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osmund (Marathi: मुन्) is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osmund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 699,651st most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Osmund live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 121,324th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 3,437 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 223,382. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 25 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Osmund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osmund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Osmund last name decreased 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osmund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osmund surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Osmund earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.63% more than the national average, earning $60,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osmun911,131/
Omund910/
Osmond8311,348/
Asmund83116/
Esmund83103/
Hosmun8329/
Usmund831/
Osmune831/
Ozmund830/
Ousmun830/
Omun8088/
Assmund779/
Ossmond774/
Osmonnd773/
Osmondd772/
Ousmond771/
Homound771/
Aasmund771/
Osmoung771/
Ousmoun771/
Omusind771/
Hosmond770/
Ashmund770/
Housmun770/
Ommunds770/
Gomun732,138/
Osmon731,733/
Omune73940/
Ozmun73480/
Omond73450/
Oumun73211/
Omung73136/
Omgun73117/
Asmun7381/
Omoun7365/
Oimun7363/
Amund7358/
Omuun7321/
Homun7312/
Ommun737/
Ohmun734/
Omeun732/
Omuin732/
Uomun731/
O'Mun731/
Oomun731/
Osmum730/
Oxmun730/
Osmussen7128/
Hassmund7117/
Osmushyn714/
Gousmoun711/
Gassmund710/
Housmond710/
Hutsmund710/
Osmont672,201/
Gommun67444/
Asmoun67422/
Ashmun67382/
Asmuin67205/
Asmaun67170/
Hosmon6792/
Asmond6786/
Homond6781/
Hasmun6753/
Homune6747/
Aumund6740/
Ozmond6726/
Amunds6722/
Amundø6719/
Hamund6718/
Oumeun6716/
Aamund6715/
Homaun6712/
Osmoen6710/
Asmunt679/
Goumun679/
Homung678/
Oimune677/
Oumoun676/
O'Mond674/
Oosmon674/
Gomoun672/
Amound672/
Gamund671/
Oymond671/
Omuten671/
Gasmun671/
Ahmund671/
Ausmun671/
Ammund671/
Omuine671/
Houmun671/
Omoune671/
Ozmunk671/
Homoun671/
Othmun671/
Ooymun671/
Asmung671/
Goimun671/
O'Muin670/
Ossmon670/
Ozmunt670/
Ousmon670/

Osmund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osmund in the Marathi language
मुन्mun50
ओसमुंडosamunda50

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