Show ContentsOsorio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Osorio surname is a habitational name derived from the place name Orozco in Bilbao in the Basque region, in the province of Biscay.

Early Origins of the Osorio family

The surname Osorio was first found in the Basque region, in the northern Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Osorio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Osorio research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1630 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Osorio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Osorio Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orozco, Oroz, Orosco, Orozqueta and others.

Early Notables of the Osorio family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

  • Francisco Meneses Osorio (1630-1705), a Spanish painter from Seville

Osorio Ranking

In the United States, the name Osorio is the 2,891st most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1


United States Osorio migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Osorio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Hernando Osorio, who landed in America in 1827 2
  • Diego Osorio, who landed in America in 1830 2
  • Akjo Osorio, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 2
  • Francisco Osorio, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
  • Pedro Osorio, who landed in Peru in 1837 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Osorio (post 1700) +

  • Kimberly Osorio (b. 1974), American hip-hop journalist
  • Yari Osorio, American politician, Socialism and Liberation Candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2012 3
  • Elroy T. L. Osorio, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1964 3
  • Francisco Meneses Osorio (1630-1705), Spanish painter
  • Mariano de Osorio (1777-1819), Spanish general and Governor of Chile
  • Juvencio Osorio Maldonado (1950-2023), Paraguayan footballer who played as a central midfielder
  • General Arturo Puga Osorio (1879-1970), Chilean military officer, Chairman of Government Junta in 1932
  • Carlos Roberto Osório (b. 1966), Brazilian business man
  • Eduardo Osorio (b. 1957), Mexican author and journalist
  • Hernando Osorio (b. 1953), Colombian painter and print-maker
  • ... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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