How common is the surname Osburn?

7,549 people in the United States had the surname Osburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,899 Americans. It ranked 4,699th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Osburn?

Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (1912–1994).

Where is the surname Osburn most common?

Wikidata records people named Osburn in the United States.

Is the surname Osburn getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,549 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Osburn

A surname, carried by 7,549 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). Osburn is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,549 people named Osburn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,899 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,673.

#4,699

rank among US surnames

7,549

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,274)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,690	Henke	7,566	40,807
#4,692	Avelar	7,564	40,818
#4,693	Carpio	7,561	40,834
#4,694	Graziano	7,559	40,845
#4,695	Damon	7,555	40,866
#4,696	Gearhart	7,553	40,877
#4,697	Larose	7,552	40,883

Who is named Osburn

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

90% of people named Osburn identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Osburns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ruth Osburn
American discus thrower (1912–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Osburn

Osburn 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 Osburn?: 7,549 people in the United States had the surname Osburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,899 Americans. It ranked 4,699th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Osburn?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Osburn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Osburn?: Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (1912–1994).
Where is the surname Osburn most common?: Wikidata records people named Osburn in the United States.
Is the surname Osburn getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,549 in 2010, down 1.6%.