As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax.) From hus, a house, and bearn, a child--a family-child, an adopted child.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

OSBORN. OSBORNE. For a legend of the origin of this name, see Eng. Surn. ii. 3, 4. Osbernus, Osbern, Osborn, &c., are, however, variations of a very common baptismal name. Several persons bearing it occur in Domesday, as tenants in chief in different counties. Ferguson derives it from the Norse, and interprets it "the divine bear !"

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: From given name or forename

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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