Osuna
A Spanish toponymic surname from the town of Osuna in Andalusia.
The #4,666 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 40,619 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Osuna is a habitational surname, meaning “from Osuna,” the name of a town in Seville province, Spain. The surname ultimately comes from the place-name itself, whose older history is tied to the Iberian and Roman past of southern Spain; the exact deepest root of the town name is not fully settled in the excerpts provided. As with many Spanish surnames, it would originally have identified someone who came from or was associated with that locality.
History
The surname is Spanish and is most closely associated with Andalusia, especially the Seville region where the town of Osuna is located. Like many locative surnames, it spread as people moved away from their home town and were identified by place of origin. It is now found in Spain and across the Spanish-speaking diaspora, including the United States.
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Fun fact
Osuna is also the name of a historic university town, and surnames from such places often became established well beyond the original locality.
From the historical record
“Ossa. El monte Casovo u Olira de Tasalia Osuna. Lo perteneciente al oso. Otero. Loma en un llano. Otros. Las personas i cosas distintas de aquellas de que se habla. Semejantes.”
— Diccionario de los apellidos