How common is the surname Osmond?

1,367 people in the United States had the surname Osmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,856 Americans. It ranked 19,703rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Osmond?

Donny Osmond, American singer, dancer, actor, television host, followed by Marie Osmond.

Where is the surname Osmond most common?

Wikidata records people named Osmond in the United States.

Is the surname Osmond getting more or less common?

More common. 1,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,367 in 2010, up 8.3%.

Is Osmond also a first name?

Yes. Osmond 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 Osmond

An English patronymic surname, carried by 1,367 people in the United States.

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). Osmond is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,367 people named Osmond in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,856 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,262.

#19,703

rank among US surnames

1,367

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,752)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,697	Abbe	1,368	225,691
#19,703	Antillon	1,367	225,856

Who is named Osmond

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

89% of people named Osmond identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Osmonds

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donny Osmond
American singer, dancer, actor, television host, born 1957
Marie Osmond
American singer and member of The Osmonds, born 1959
Ken Osmond
American actor and police officer (1943-2020)
Wayne Osmond
American musician (1951–2025)
Alan Osmond
American jazz musician, 1949–2026

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Osmond

Osman

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Osmond come from?: Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.
How common is the surname Osmond?: 1,367 people in the United States had the surname Osmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,856 Americans. It ranked 19,703rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Osmond?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Osmond identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Osmond?: Donny Osmond, American singer, dancer, actor, television host, followed by Marie Osmond.
Where is the surname Osmond most common?: Wikidata records people named Osmond in the United States.
What type of surname is Osmond?: Osmond is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Osmond getting more or less common?: More common. 1,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,367 in 2010, up 8.3%.
Is Osmond also a first name?: Yes. Osmond 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.