Osmond (surname)
Osmond is a surname of English origin. It is derived from Anglo-Saxon or Norman,[1] itself from Old Norse Osmundr ; Osmund, a variant form of Old Norse Ásmundr.[2]
Osmond family
[edit]- The Osmond family, a Mormon family from Ogden, Utah whose members formed American pop group The Osmonds
- First generation:
- George Osmond (politician) (1836–1913), English-American politician
- Third generation:
- George Virl Osmond, Sr. (1917–2007), Osmond family patriarch
- Olive Osmond (1925–2004), wife of George V. Osmond
- Fourth generation:
- All children of George V. and Olive Osmond
- Virl Osmond (George Virl Osmond, Jr., born 1945), choreographer and missionary
- Tom Osmond (born 1947), missionary and postal worker
- Alan Osmond (born 1949), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
- Wayne Osmond (born 1951), guitarist and songwriter
- Merrill Osmond (born 1953), lead vocalist, bassist and songwriter
- Jay Osmond (born 1955), drummer and choreographer
- Donny Osmond (born 1957), keyboardist and vocalist
- Marie Osmond (born 1959), country singer and Broadway actress
- Jimmy Osmond (born 1963), vocalist and businessman
- Fifth generation:
- Aaron Osmond (born 1969), politician and former member of Utah State senate, son of Virl
- David Osmond (born 1979), musician and television personality, son of Alan
- First generation:
Other people
[edit]- Andrew Osmond (novelist), British novelist
- Cliff Osmond, American actor and screenwriter
- Douglas Osmond, British Chief Constable
- Floris Osmond, French engineer
- Frank Osmond, Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Humphry Osmond, British psychiatrist
- JoAnn D. Osmond, American politician from Illinois
- John Osmond, director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs
- Kaetlyn Osmond, Canadian figure skater
- Ken Osmond (1943–2020), American actor
- Margy Osmond, Australian businesswoman
- Timothy H. Osmond, American politician from Illinois, husband of JoAnn
- William Osmond, 19th-century English sculptor
See also
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