How common is the surname Osbourne?

2,563 people in the United States had the surname Osbourne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,463 Americans. It ranked 12,156th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Osbourne?

Sharon Osbourne, British-American television personality, followed by Jack Osbourne.

Where is the surname Osbourne most common?

Wikidata records people named Osbourne in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Osbourne getting more or less common?

More common. 1,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,563 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Osbourne

A surname, carried by 2,563 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). Osbourne is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

Alternative spelling of Osborne.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,563 people named Osbourne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,463 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,860.

#12,156

rank among US surnames

2,563

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+37.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,658)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,148	Rosato	2,565	120,369
#12,153	Buff	2,564	120,416
#12,156	Noack	2,563	120,463
#12,164	Lustig	2,562	120,510

Who is named Osbourne

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

54% of people named Osbourne identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Osbournes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sharon Osbourne
British-American television personality, born 1952
Jack Osbourne
British actor, born 1985
Lloyd Osbourne
American diplomat (1868–1947)

Notable Osbournes come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Osbourne

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

Questions

How common is the surname Osbourne?: 2,563 people in the United States had the surname Osbourne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,463 Americans. It ranked 12,156th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Osbourne?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Osbourne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Osbourne?: Sharon Osbourne, British-American television personality, followed by Jack Osbourne.
Where is the surname Osbourne most common?: Wikidata records people named Osbourne in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Osbourne getting more or less common?: More common. 1,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,563 in 2010, up 38%.