Osborne Family History
Osborne Name Meaning
English: from the Old Norse personal name Ásbjorn,
composed of the elements ás ‘god’ + björn
‘bear’. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the
late Old English form Osbern, and was later reinforced by
Norman Osbern. The surname Osborne has also been widely
established in Ireland since the 16th century.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Osborne
Name Distribution of Osborne Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Osborne families
 1,299 - 2,596  434 - 1,298 |
 1 - 433  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Osborne families
|
137 - 272 46 - 136 |
1 - 45 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Osborne census records
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Osborne Family Origin
Osborne Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Osborne Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Osborne Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Osborne census records
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Military Service by Osborne
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