How common is the surname Osman?

9,908 people in the United States had the surname Osman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,161 Americans. It ranked 3,590th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Osman?

Dan Osman, American rock climber (1963-1998).

Where is the surname Osman most common?

Wikidata records people named Osman in the United States.

How do you pronounce Osman?

Osman is /ˈɒzmən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Osman getting more or less common?

More common. 6,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,908 in 2010, up 65%.

What are other spellings of Osman?

Ottoman, Otoman, Othoman and Oosman.

Is Osman also a first name?

Yes. Osman 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 Osman

A Norse surname, carried by 9,908 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɒzmən/ 2 syllables Soundex O255 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Osman is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,908 people named Osman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,161 Americans. That is up 65% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,017.

#3,590

rank among US surnames

9,908

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+64.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,329)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,581	Littleton	9,939	31,064
#3,582	Hallman	9,938	31,067
#3,583	Cone	9,935	31,077
#3,585	Stephen	9,925	31,108
#3,586	Free	9,923	31,114
#3,587	Upchurch	9,922	31,117
#3,588	Wadsworth	9,912	31,149

Who is named Osman

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

45% of people named Osman identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 45%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.3%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Osmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Osman
American rock climber (1963-1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Ottoman
Otoman
Othoman
Oosman

Surnames that sound like Osman

Osmond

Osman has the Soundex code O255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O255.

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Osman come from?: Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).
How common is the surname Osman?: 9,908 people in the United States had the surname Osman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,161 Americans. It ranked 3,590th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Osman?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Osman identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Osman?: Dan Osman, American rock climber (1963-1998).
Where is the surname Osman most common?: Wikidata records people named Osman in the United States.
How do you pronounce Osman?: Osman is /ˈɒzmən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Osman getting more or less common?: More common. 6,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,908 in 2010, up 65%.
What are other spellings of Osman?: Ottoman, Otoman, Othoman and Oosman.
Is Osman also a first name?: Yes. Osman 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.