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
School 2,091
Farm Labourer 275
General Labourer 165
General Servant (domestic) 146
Labourer 122
Private Means 120
Dressmaker 114
None 104
Domestic Servant 98
Coal Miner Hewer 85
At Home 79
Farmer 78
At School 74
Clerk 67
Cook (domestic) 61
Shop Assistant 59
Laundress 57
Carpenter 57
House Painter 57
Housekeeper 54
House Keeper 52
Charwoman 51
Dress Maker 51
General Servant Domestic 50
Old Age Pensioner 49

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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