Osborne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Osborne Name Meaning: From Old Norse personal name 'as' meaning god or divine & 'bjorn' meaning bear

First found in Kent & established in England in the late Old English form 'Osbern' before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Also widely used in Ireland since 16th century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Osborne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Osborne family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,100
Agricultural Labourer 345
Labourer 94
House Servant 83
Dress Maker 68
Servant 36
General Servant 35
Laundress 33
Carpenter 32
House Maid 32
Cook 31
Coal Miner 27
Domestic Servant 26
House Keeper 26
Carter 25
Gardener 24
Shoe Maker 23
Tailor 21
Shepherd 17
Mason 17
Lace Maker 16
Grocer 16
Cordwainer 15
Farmers Son 15
Tin Miner 15

Osborne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Osborne 100% 90,723
2 Osborn 86% 43,189
3 Osbourne 88% 8,881
4 Osbourn 71% 4,193
5 Seaborn 43% 2,314
6 Seaborne 63% 2,199
7 Asborne 86% 1,799
8 Osburn 71% 1,766
9 Seabourne 56% 1,505
10 Asborn 71% 1,113
11 Osburne 86% 570
12 Sabourin 38% 465
13 Usborne 86% 274
14 Seabourn 38% 238
15 Asbourne 75% 220
16 Sabourn 43% 164
17 Asburn 57% 162
18 Osbarne 86% 139
19 Asbourn 57% 134
20 Isborne 86% 132
21 Siburn 43% 118
22 Seaburn 29% 104

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The surname Osborne is the most popular version of all its varients

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