# Osborne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/osborne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 66,827 |
| US rank (2010) | 502 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,620 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (65,802 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɒzbɔː(ɹ)n/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Ausburn, Orsburn, Osborn, Osbourne, Ozbun, Ozburn, Usborne |

## Etymology

From a medieval given name influenced by, or possibly derived from, Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). Compare also Old English Ōsbeorn. Components related to Æsir and bear respectively.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Osborne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Osborne in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Osborne

- Joan Osborne, American singer and songwriter
- Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (1918–2012)
- Adam Osborne, American writer and software publisher (1939-2003)
- Buzz Osborne, American musician
- Robert Osborne, American film historian and actor (1932–2017)
- Barrie M. Osborne, American film producer
- Charles Osborne, American man who had hiccups for 68 years straight (1894–1991)
- Holmes Osborne, American actor
- Jeffrey Osborne, American singer
- Mark Osborne, American film director, writer, producer and animator
- Kent Osborne, American screenwriter and actor
- Bud Osborne, American actor (1884–1964)

and 16 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Osborn, Osburn, Osbourne, Osbourn, Ogborn, Oxford, Ogburn, Okafor.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.