Osman (surname)

Osman (/ɒzˈmən/) is an English surname.

Unrelated with the Perso-Arabic name Osman or Uthman, the surname is historically recorded in variant forms Osman, Osmant, Osment, Osmint, Osmer, Osmere, Hosmer etc. and ultimately derives from an Old English personal name Osmaer, composed of the elements os- "god" and maer "fame". The given name is recorded in the 11th-century Domesday Book but falls out of use later during the medieval period; as a surname, Hosmer and Osmere are recorded beginning in the earlier part of the 13th century. Osman (pronounced Osman as in Woe not Osman as in Was)

People with the surname include:

• Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician
• Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), English artist
• Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist
• Harry Osman (1911–1998), English footballer
• Louis Osman (1914–1996), English artist, architect, goldsmith, and medallist
• Jean-Claude Osman (born 1947), French retired footballer
• Mike Osman (born 1959), English radio presenter, impressionist, and entertainer
• Russell Osman (born 1959), English former footballer
• Dan Osman (1963–1998), American extreme sport practitioner
• Mat Osman (born 1967), English musician
• Diid Osman (born 1968), bass guitarist in the Britpop band Sleeper
• Richard Osman (born 1970), British television presenter, producer, and director
• Matthew Osman (born 1983), English footballer
• Natalie Osman (born 1989), American professional wrestler and valet