The Osuna surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,601 people carried this name — #4,666 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,800 people counted. That is up 31% from 5,793 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Osuna surname
Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Osuna, a town in Andalusia.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Osuna» (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 8,655 people named Osuna 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Osuna live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 24 people named Osuna.
Most of them — 13 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Hérault.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Osuna in American newspapers,
1905–1906.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,114 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Osuna,
with a public archive behind them.
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Felipa Osuna 1809–1889
Wikidata (CC0) · 36 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Osuna,
in the records of 2 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 States217 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 142
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 41
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 25
- Sacramento County historic burials 4
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Salvador OsunaBorn 1916 in Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; bartender. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. war memorial War record David OsunaBorn 1931; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1951 in Korea. Buried at Iowa Veterans Cemetery At Van Meter, Adel, Iowa.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Mark A. OsunaU.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1959; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 217 records for Osuna 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).
France6 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Louis Joaquin Angel OsunaBorn 1918 in Spain; died 1993 in Blaye (Gironde).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Michael Jean OsunaBorn 1977 in Pézenas; died 1995 in Pézenas (Hérault).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Marie OsunaBorn 1916 in Sahorre; died 1996 in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 6 records for Osuna 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).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Osuna.
- Ostermann 956 · U.S. census
- Ostertag 969 · U.S. census
- Ostin 164 · U.S. census
- Ostrander 9,518 · U.S. census
- Ostrowski 7,005 · U.S. census
- O'Sullivan 11,818 · U.S. census
- Oswald 14,322 · U.S. census
- Oswalt 5,198 · U.S. census
- Otero 20,937 · U.S. census
- Othon 452 · U.S. census
- Otis 7,549 · U.S. census
- O'Toole 10,842 · U.S. census
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