Explore the Family Name Osbourne

The meaning of Osbourne

English: variant of Osborne.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Osbourne in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Osbourne witnessed a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Osbourne ranked 14,658 in popularity, but it improved to the 12,156th position by 2010, marking a 17.07% change. The count of people with this surname also rose from 1,860 in 2000 to 2,563 in 2010, reflecting an impressive growth rate of 37.8%. This indicates that the proportion of individuals named Osbourne per 100k population increased by 26.09%, moving up from 0.69 to 0.87.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,658	#12,156	17.07%
Count	1,860	2,563	37.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.87	26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Osbourne

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Osbourne, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting changes over the decade. In terms of ethnic identity, the number of Black individuals with this surname increased by 4.14%, rising from 38.44% in 2000 to 40.03% in 2010. White individuals carrying the Osbourne surname saw a slight decrease of 5.26%, dropping from 57.20% in 2000 to 54.19% in 2010. Notably, there was a rise in the number of Hispanic and multiracial individuals with this surname, experiencing an increase of 28.97% and 20.45% respectively. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of the Osbourne surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives in 2000, but by 2010, these communities accounted for 0.55% and 0.70% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	57.2%	54.19%	-5.26%
Black	38.44%	40.03%	4.14%
Two or More Races	2.2%	2.65%	20.45%
Hispanic	1.45%	1.87%	28.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%