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There are approximately 37,266 people named Osborne in the UK. That makes it the 241th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 590 are named Osborne.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

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Osbourn
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Younger
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Osboarn
Osbarne
Osbborn
Osbeorne
Osbirne
Osbburne
O'Sborne
Osbairne
Oasborn
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Osbarn
Osbern
Oasburne
Osbaorn
Osbirn
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O'Sborn

The Osborne surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

OSBORN. OSBORNE. For a legend of the origin of this name, see Eng. Surn. ii. 3, 4. Osbernus, Osbern, Osborn, &c., are, however, variations of a very common baptismal name. Several persons bearing it occur in Domesday, as tenants in chief in different counties. Ferguson derives it from the Norse, and interprets it "the divine bear !"

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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