Osborne (name) explained
Osborne, along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Usborne, is an English name cognate with, and possibly influenced by the Old Norse Ásbjørn. The English Os (see Ós) and the Norse Ás (see Aesir) mean God, while bjørn means bear in Norse.[1]
Sberna and Sberno are the Sicilian-Norman version of the name Osborne-Osbern, (Norman invasion of Sicily and south of Italy, 11th–12th century).
People with the surname Osborne
- Aaron Osborne (1947–1995), American modern dancer and teacher
- Adam Osborne (1939–2003), computer pioneer
- Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player
- Anders Osborne (born 1966), American singer-songwriter
- Barrie M. Osborne, (born 1944), American film producer
- Bertín Osborne (1953–2024), Spanish singer
- Bertrand Osborne (1935–2018), Chief Minister of Montserrat
- Betty Osborne (1952–1971), Canadian murder victim
- Bill Osborne (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player
- Bobby Osborne (1931–2023), American musician, half of the Osborne Brothers, along with his brother Sonny
- Buzz Osborne (born 1964), American musician
- Lady Camilla Osborne (born 1950), English heiress
- Charles Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- Sir Charles Osborne, 14th Baronet (1825–1879), Irish baronet of the Osborne baronets
- Charles Osborne (hiccups) (1894–1991), American citizen who suffered from hiccups for 68 years
- Charles Osborne (music writer) (1927–2017), Australian-born writer on classical music and of Agatha Christie adaptations
- Uncle Charlie Osborne (1890–1992), American musician
- Chuck Osborne (1939–1979), American professional basketball player
- Chuck Osborne (American football) (1973–2012), American football player
- Colin Osborne (born 1975), English darts player
- Curtis Osborne (1970–2008), American convicted murderer
- Darren Osborne (born 1969), perpetrator of the 2017 Finsbury Park van attack
- Daphne Osborne (1930–2006), British plant scientist
- Deirdre Osborne, Australian-born academic
- Dennis H. Osborne, (1919–2016), British painter
- Dorothy Osborne (1627–1695), English writer
- Duffield Osborne (1858–1917), American author and ornithologist
- Ernest Osborne (cricketer) (1873–1926), Australian cricketer
- Ernest Osborne (footballer) (1899–1954), English footballer
- Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1751–1799), British politician
- F. Edward Osborne, American politician
- Fred Osborne (1865–1907), Canadian baseball player
- Gary Osborne, British singer and songwriter
- George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds (1775–1831), British nobility
- George Osborne (born 1971), British politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Helen Betty Osborne (1952–1971), Canadian murder victim
- Hewett Osborne (1567–1599), English soldier
- James Osborne (VC) (1857–1928), English First Boer War hero
- Jeffrey Osborne (born 1948), singer
- Jim Osborne (American football), American football player
- Jim Osborne (tennis), tennis player
- Joan Osborne (born 1962), American musician
- John Osborne (1929–1994), English playwright
- John Osborne (Montserrat politician), (1936–2011), Montserrat politician
- John Eugene Osborne (1858–1943), American politician
- John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, English singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality (born 1948)
- John Walter Osborne (1828–1902), Irish photo-lithography pioneer
- Kate Osborne, British Labour MP
- Mark Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- Mark Osborne (filmmaker) (born 1970), American film director
- Mary Pope Osborne, American author
- Matt Osborne (1957–2013), American professional wrestler
- Milton Osborne, Australian historian
- Nigel Osborne (born 1948), British composer
- Paul Osborne, Australian rugby league footballer and politician
- Ralph Bernal Osborne (1808–1882), British politician
- Richard Osborne (born 1964), Australian rules footballer
- Robert Osborne (1932–2017), American actor and film historian
- Robert M. Osborne (1852–1931), newspaper proprietor and editor in South Australia, Tasmanian mayor, brother of Samuel
- Robin Osborne (born 1957), historian of antiquity
- Samuel W. Osborne (1868–1952), newspaper proprietor and editor in South Australia, brother of Robert
- Sandra Osborne (born 1956), Scottish politician
- Sarah Osborne (c. 1643–1692), American colonist
- Sonny Osborne (1937–2021), American bluegrass singer and banjo player, half of the Osborne Brothers duo, with his brother Bobby
- Stephen Osborne (writer) (born 1947), Canadian writer
- Steve Osborne, music producer
- Steven Osborne (pianist), (born 1971), Scottish pianist
- Ted Osborne (1900 or 1901–1968), comic artist
- Thomas Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- R. Travis Osborne (1913–2013), American psychologist
- Virgle Osborne, American politician
- Walter Osborne (1859–1903), Irish impressionist landscape and portrait painter
- Weedon Osborne (1892–1918), American military officer
- Will Osborne (rugby) (1875–1???), Wales international rugby player
- Will Osborne (singer) (1905–1981), Canadian singer
- William Osborne (disambiguation), several people
People with the given name Osborne
People with the middle name Osborne
Fictional characters
- Osborne Hamley, from the Elizabeth Gaskell novel Wives and Daughters
- Darren Osborne, from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Jeremy Osborne, from the British sitcom Peep Show
- Super Dave Osborne, a character created by American comedian Bob Einstein
- Reverend Osborne Whitworth, supporting character in the third and fourth seasons of Poldark
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Orborne. Surname database. 13 August 2016.
