Osprey Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Osprey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osprey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:124,5077,876
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England71:3,482,19689,582

Osprey (18) may also be a first name.

Osprey Last Name Facts

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

Osprey is found most in Scotland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osprey? popularity and diffusion

Osprey is the 1,882,912th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Osprey live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 124,507. In Scotland Osprey is mostly found in: City of Edinburgh, where 28 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 16 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 14 percent reside. Besides Scotland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Osprey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osprey has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Osprey surname expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osprey Last Name Statistics demography

Osprey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosprey920/
Oprey91157/
Ospre910/
Asprey83987/
O'Prey83738/
Esprey83148/
Opreye8324/
Hoprey832/
Goprey831/
Ospray830/
Opre801,466/
Opry80488/
Hasprey7772/
Ausprey776/
Gopfrey773/
O'Spray771/
Gopreye771/
Gopreya771/
Hospres770/
Oprea7366,567/
Opray73324/
Gopre73182/
O'Pry73158/
Oprei7370/
Opree7368/
Aspre7366/
Opret7358/
Opreh7338/
Ophre7316/
Oprie7315/
Aspry738/
Opres735/
Opryi735/
Oprée735/
Opreț734/
Espre733/
Aprey732/
Oupre731/
Oppre731/
Oproy731/
Oprys731/
Espry731/
Hopre731/
Oprue731/
Opred731/
Oopry731/
Oipre731/
Gopry731/
Oprae730/
Opfry730/
Apprey671,772/
Oprysh671,596/
Asprer67794/
Asprea67656/
Espree67502/
O'Pray67409/
Oprych67312/
Aspray67268/
Aspres67142/
Asprei6766/
Goprie6757/
Opryts6754/
Opreij6746/
Auprey6740/
Goupry6723/
Apreye6720/
Gaspre6720/
Opriye6719/
Oupree679/
Aspree677/
Ouprie676/
Asprez675/
Espray673/
Opriya673/
Hoprae672/
Osprio671/
Oprrea671/
Aaspre671/
Opriyo671/
Aspret671/
Asprie671/
Asproy671/
Esprea671/
Hoprep671/
Oopree671/
Gaprey670/
Hoppre670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osprey
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