Explore the Family Name Osmanovic

The meaning of Osmanovic

Bosniak (Osmanović): patronymic from the Muslim personal name Osman of Turkish and ultimately of Arabic origin. It is also found as a Croatian surname mainly derived from the nickname Osman 6.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Osmanovic has grown in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 49,563 in frequency among surnames in the United States, with approximately 398 individuals bearing the name. A decade later, in 2010, the rank jumped to 33,499, showing a significant increase of 32.41%. The count of people with the surname also rose by 71.11% during this period, from 398 in 2000 to 681 in 2010. This translated to an increase in the proportion of individuals named Osmanovic per 100,000 people in the population, which rose by 53.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#33,499	32.41%
Count	398	681	71.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.23	53.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Osmanovic

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Osmanovic. In 2000, 84.92% of those bearing the name identified as white, while 14.82% identified with two or more races. By 2010, there was a marked shift in these percentages: 98.68% of Osmanovics identified as white, a 16.20% increase from the previous decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races significantly declined by 93.05% to just 1.03%. Throughout both census years, no Osmanovics identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.92%	98.68%	16.2%
Two or More Races	14.82%	1.03%	-93.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%