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 1,448
Agricultural Labourer 322
Labourer 193
General Servant 92
Domestic Servant 90
Dress Maker 84
Laundress 62
Gardener 40
Servant 39
Shoe Maker 38
Farm Labourer 36
Cook 33
Carpenter 32
Annuitant 32
Fisherman 29
Dressmaker 28
Wife Of Above 26
General Servant Domestic 24
House Keeper 24
Farm Servant 22
Lace Maker 21
Grocer 21
House Maid 21
Tailor 21
Errand Boy 20

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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