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.
Discover how your Osborne ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 103 |
| Buckinghamshire | 81 |
| Berkshire | 104 |
| Cambridgeshire | 136 |
| Channel Islands | 45 |
| Cheshire | 132 |
| Cornwall | 756 |
| Cumberland | 65 |
| Derbyshire | 159 |
| Devon | 452 |
| Dorset | 116 |
| Durham | 121 |
| Essex | 515 |
| Gloucestershire | 325 |
| Hampshire | 379 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 144 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 66 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 506 |
| Lancashire | 526 |
| Leicestershire | 191 |
| Lincolnshire | 234 |
| London | 1,887 |
| Middlesex | 246 |
| Northumberland | 50 |
| Norfolk | 472 |
| Northamptonshire | 281 |
| Nottinghamshire | 420 |
| Oxfordshire | 75 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 66 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 468 |
| Somerset | 453 |
| Surrey | 241 |
| Sussex | 441 |
| Staffordshire | 394 |
| Warwickshire | 582 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 113 |
| Worcestershire | 243 |
| Yorkshire | 610 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 182 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 42 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,116 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 313 |
| General Labourer | 157 |
| Dress Maker | 110 |
| Living On Own Means | 98 |
| Domestic Servant | 94 |
| Coal Miner | 90 |
| Labourer | 85 |
| General Servant Domestic | 82 |
| Laundress | 78 |
| Farmer | 71 |
| Farm Labourer | 68 |
| General Servant | 66 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 59 |
| Carpenter | 51 |
| Gardener | 46 |
| Farm Servant | 40 |
| Tailoress | 35 |
| General Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 34 |
| Errand Boy | 34 |
| Charwoman | 32 |
| Tailor | 31 |
| Clerk | 30 |
| Dressmaker | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Osborne | 5,861 |
| Mary Osborne | 4,829 |
| John Osborne | 4,326 |
| George Osborne | 3,592 |
| Elizabeth Osborne | 3,363 |
| Thomas Osborne | 2,749 |
| Sarah Osborne | 2,518 |
| James Osborne | 2,428 |
| Charles Osborne | 2,174 |
| Henry Osborne | 2,123 |
| Ann Osborne | 1,515 |
| Jane Osborne | 1,377 |
| Annie Osborne | 1,376 |
| Joseph Osborne | 1,371 |
| Emma Osborne | 1,336 |
| Alice Osborne | 1,321 |
| Ellen Osborne | 1,260 |
| Eliza Osborne | 1,249 |
| Alfred Osborne | 1,160 |
| Frederick Osborne | 1,146 |
| Emily Osborne | 1,119 |
| Arthur Osborne | 1,020 |
| Edward Osborne | 982 |
| Samuel Osborne | 970 |
| Robert Osborne | 969 |
| 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 |
The surname Osborne is the most popular version of all its varients