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  2. The Osborne family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Osborne families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 52 Osborne families living in New York. This was about 18% of all the recorded Osborne's in USA.

  3. The surname Osborne is derived from the Old Norse personal name Asbjorn, meaning divine bear. Alternatively the name was Anglicized as Osbeorn and Osbern from the Old English word "be (o)rn" which meant "god warrior." Osbernus was presbyter in record (1097-1107), and Osbern was capellanus (chaplain) from 1107 to 1124.

  4. 23andMe Users 2.3 %. 56.5% British & Irish origin. 82.28% White in US. English: from the Middle English personal name Osbern, partly from late Old English Ōsbern, an Anglicized.

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  5. Osbern was often treated as an alternative form of Osbert. For pet forms see Hoskin and Opie . The surname has also been established in Ireland (Waterford, Tipperary) since the mid 16th century. Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

  6. Osborne is the 3,692 nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,910 people. Osborne is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Osborne live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

  7. Osborne is a true Viking name, coming from the Norse "Asbiorn", a compound of "as", meaning god, and "bjorn", meaning bear. Vikings favored names that indicated strength. The Osborne motto is "Peace in war". Written Osborne family history begins with Henry Osbern in 1260.

  8. Origin. Osborne : English: from the Middle English personal name Osbern partly from late Old English Ōsbern an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásbiǫrn (from áss ‘god’ + biǫrn ‘bear’) but more usually from Norman use of the cognate ancient Germanic Ōsbern. Osbern was often treated as an alternative form of Osbert. For pet forms see Hoskin and Opie.

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