Origins of the Osborne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 336North West 298Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 1080East Midlands 649West Midlands 849East 1587London 4052South East 1939South West 879South Wales 194Mid Wales 6West Wales 4North Wales 29Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Osbornes lived in london

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    25,000 Osborne Travel & migration records
    150,000 Osbornes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Osborne

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    256th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Osborne surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Osborne first names?

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    Common jobs for Osbornes

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Osbornes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    653

    Laundress

    495

    General Servant Domestic

    443

    Domestic Servant

    412

    Living On Own Means

    279

    Common male occupations for Osbornes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    798

    General Labourer

    613

    Farm Labourer

    529

    Carpenter

    415

    Farmer

    354

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