The Osorio surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 29,482 people carried this name — #1,199 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,000 people counted. That is up 63% from 18,037 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Osorio surname

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Borrowed from Spanish Osorio, from Latin Osorius. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, the Latin term may have originated from the metathesis of Orosius, itself perhaps derived from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Osorio» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 13,044 people named Osorio live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 4,918
Mendoza 1,552
City of Buenos Aires 1,199
Misiones 766
Formosa 650
Entre Ríos 499
Santa Fe 485
Neuquén 387

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

236 people named Osorio live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 65
Geneva 50
Zurich 33
Ticino 19
Aargau 15
Bern 12
Neuchâtel 9
Valais 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 46 people named Osorio.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Paris 8
Loir-et-Cher 4
Var 3
Haute-Garonne 2
Nièvre 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Vosges 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

87 people named Osorio is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 87

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Osorio in American newspapers,
1875–1926.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Osorio
The Topeka State Journal 1914-11-25
Newspaper page from The New Hampshire Gazette carrying the name Osorio
The New Hampshire Gazette 1875-07-01
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Osorio
El Tucsonense 1926-10-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,819 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Osorio in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1970s.

67 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Osorio. The most, 38, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 10
New South Wales 4
Queensland 2
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Osorio.

Who carried it

People named Osorio,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Luis de Acuña y Osorio
    Luis de Acuña y Osorio 1435–1496 · Catholic priest
  • Vicente Osorio Moscoso
    Vicente Osorio Moscoso 1724–1786 · diplomat
  • Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castellví
    Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castellví 1762–1815 · military leader
  • Mariano Osorio
    Mariano Osorio 1777–1819 · military personnel
  • José Ramón Osorio
    José Ramón Osorio 1821–1875 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Luis de Acuña y Osorio: Rlinx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 246 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Osorio,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States318 records

318 records of the Osorio name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 191
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 46
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Felix J. Osorio

    Born 1914. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; express messenger. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1953, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Martinez Fe Osorio

    Born 1927; from Puerto Rico. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Carlos E. Osorio

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 1992; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 318 records for Osorio in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France16 records

16 records of the Osorio name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Amelie Palmyre Osorio

    Born 1915 in Algeria; died 1999 in Toulon (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Daniel Osorio

    Born 1970 in Haegen (Bas-Rhin); died 1998 in Blauzac (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ana-Maria Osorio

    Born 1954 in Spain; died 1998 in Carcassonne (Aude).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Osorio in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Osorio name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Benjamin Osorio

    Died 1813 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Julia Osorio

    In the population register of Maracaïbo; born 1870 in Maracaïbo.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rachel Tavares Osorio

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1807 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Osorio in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Osorio name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Gloria Stella Osorio

    Of Mornington, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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