How common is the surname Osborn?

32,439 people in the United States had the surname Osborn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,518 Americans. It ranked 1,078th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Osborn?

Henry Fairfield Osborn, American geologist (1857–1935), followed by Harold Osborn.

Where is the surname Osborn most common?

Wikidata records people named Osborn in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Osborn getting more or less common?

More common. 32,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,439 in 2010, up 1.2%.

Is Osborn also a first name?

Yes. Osborn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Osborn

A patronymic surname, carried by 32,439 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Osborn is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of Osborne.

Osborn is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,439 people named Osborn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,518 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 32,044.

#1,078

rank among US surnames

32,439

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #991)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,069	Holman	32,788	9,416
#1,070	Tovar	32,760	9,424
#1,071	Cardona	32,727	9,434
#1,072	Dailey	32,719	9,436
#1,073	Merrill	32,620	9,465
#1,074	Cowan	32,586	9,475
#1,075	Slater	32,584	9,475

Who is named Osborn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Osborn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Osborns

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Fairfield Osborn
American geologist (1857–1935)
Harold Osborn
Athletics competitor (1899-1975)
Anne Osborn Krueger
American economist, born 1934
Joe Osborn
American bassist, 1937–2018
T. L. Osborn
American pastor (1923–2013)
Emily Mary Osborn
British artist (1828-1925)
Sidney Preston Osborn
American politician (1884-1948)
John Osborn
American operatic tenor, born 1972
Aileen Osborn Webb
American patron of the arts, founder of Craft Horizons and American Craft Council (1892-19
Thomas A. Osborn
American politician (1836-1898)

Notable Osborns come mostly from the United States (9) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Osborn

Osborn has the Soundex code O216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O216.

Questions

Where does the surname Osborn come from?: Variant of Osborne.
How common is the surname Osborn?: 32,439 people in the United States had the surname Osborn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,518 Americans. It ranked 1,078th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Osborn?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Osborn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Osborn?: Henry Fairfield Osborn, American geologist (1857–1935), followed by Harold Osborn.
Where is the surname Osborn most common?: Wikidata records people named Osborn in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Osborn?: Osborn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Osborn getting more or less common?: More common. 32,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,439 in 2010, up 1.2%.
Is Osborn also a first name?: Yes. Osborn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.