Osness

Osness Meaning & Origin

About Osness
The surname Osness is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásne, which means "godly" or "divine." The suffix -ness is a common Norwegian surname ending, indicating "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Osness can be interpreted as "son of Ásne" or "descendant of the godly one."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Osness is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Osness: 301
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,782
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Osness based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Osness is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASNS
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O2502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AA1 S N AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/osness*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Osness in Braille

Here's how to represent Osness in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Osness in braille

How to sign the name Osness using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Osness using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Osness in sign language

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