Osmond is a surname of English origin. It is derived from

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, itself from

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''Osmundr'' ; ''Osmund'', a variant form of Old Norse ''Ásmundr''.Nordic Names : ''Ásmundr''
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Osmond family

*The Osmond family, a Mormon family from

Ogden, Utah Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth ...

whose members formed American pop group

The Osmonds The Osmonds were an American family music group who reached the height of their fame in the early to mid-1970s. The group had its best-known configurations as a quartet (billed as the Osmond Brothers) and a quintet (as the Osmonds). The group ...

**First generation: ***

George Osmond (politician) George Osmond (May 23, 1836 – March 25, 1913) was a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), as well as a judge and state senator in Wyoming, and the ancestor of the The Osmonds, musical Osmond family. Osmond was b ...

(1836–1913), English-American politician **Third generation: *** George Virl Osmond, Sr. (1917–2007), Osmond family patriarch ***

Olive Osmond Olive May Osmond (née Davis; May 4, 1925 – May 9, 2004) was the matriarch of the American Osmond singing family. Life and career Osmond was born in Samaria, Idaho, the daughter of Vera Ann (née Nichols) and Thomas Martin Davis. She moved ...

(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 Thomas Rulon Osmond (born October 26, 1947) is a mostly non-performing member of the Osmond family. Life and career Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah to Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). The second of ...

(born 1947), missionary and postal worker ***

Alan Osmond Alan Ralph Osmond (born June 22, 1949) is an American former singer and musician. He is best known for being a member of the family musical group The Osmonds, who were discovered in 1961 by Jay Emerson Williams, Andy Williams's father, at a perf ...

(born 1949), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter ***

Wayne Osmond Melvin Wayne Osmond (born August 28, 1951) is a retired American musician and singer. He is the second oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children. Life and career Osmond was born in Ogden, ...

(born 1951), guitarist and songwriter ***

Merrill Osmond Merrill Davis Osmond (born April 30, 1953) is an American musician, singer, and occasional actor. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and bassist of the family music group The Osmonds and The Osmond Brothers, as well as an occasional so ...

(born 1953), lead vocalist, bassist and songwriter ***

Jay Osmond Jay Wesley Osmond (born March 2, 1955) is an American musician. He is best known for being a member of the Osmond family of performers. He was the drummer for the group although has now retired from performing continues to work in other areas, ...

(born 1955), drummer and choreographer ***

Donny Osmond Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television host, and former teen idol. He first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as the Osmonds, earning several top ten hits and gol ...

(born 1957), keyboardist and vocalist ***

Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, television host, and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a country and pop ...

(born 1959), country singer and Broadway actress ***

Jimmy Osmond James Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963), also known as Little Jimmy Osmond, is an American singer, actor, and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six gold re ...

(born 1963), vocalist and businessman **Fifth generation: ***

Aaron Osmond Aaron Virl Osmond (born October 31, 1969) is a former Republican member of the Utah Senate, representing the 10th district.

(born 1969), politician and former member of Utah State senate, son of Virl *** David Osmond (born 1979), musician and television personality, son of Alan

Other people

* Andrew Osmond (novelist), British novelist *

Cliff Osmond Cliff Osmond (born Clifford Osman Ebrahim; February 26, 1937 – December 22, 2012) was an American character actor and television screenwriter. A parallel career as an acting teacher coincided with his other activities. Early life Osmond wa ...

, American actor and screenwriter *

Douglas Osmond Sir Douglas Osmond (27 June 1914 – 20 April 2006) was the chief constable of Shropshire Constabulary and later Hampshire Constabulary. Biography Douglas Osmond was born in Bournemouth, the son of a schoolteacher mother and a father who was kil ...

, British Chief Constable *

Floris Osmond Floris Osmond (10 March 1849 – 18 June 1912) was a French scientist and engineer. He is known as one of the originators of metallography. He named several phases that occur in iron and steel microstructures such as martensite, after A. Martens, ...

, French engineer *

Frank Osmond Frank Francis Osmond (31 January 1920 – January 1973) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, as a hooker, i.e. numbe ...

, Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Humphry Osmond Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 – 6 February 2004) was an English psychiatrist who expatriated to Canada, then moved to work in the United States. He is known for inventing the word '' psychedelic'' and for his research into interesting ...

, British psychiatrist * JoAnn D. Osmond, American politician from Illinois *

John Osmond John Osmond (born 1946) is a Welsh writer, journalist, former political candidate for Plaid Cymru, and think tank director. He has contributed to numerous books on the subjects of Welsh politics, culture and devolution, and is also a former telev ...

, director of the

Institute of Welsh Affairs The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) () is an independent charity and membership-based think-tank based Cardiff, Wales, which specialises in public policy and debate around the economy, education, environment and health sectors in Wales. Hist ...

Kaetlyn Osmond Kaetlyn Osmond (born December 5, 1995) is a retired competitive Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. A three-time Canadian national champion (2013, 2014, 2017), Osmond competed internationally at the senior level from 2012 to ...

, Canadian figure skater *

Ken Osmond Kenneth Charles Osmond (June 7, 1943May 18, 2020) was an American actor and police officer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s to early 1960s television situation co ...

(1943–2020) American actor *

Margy Osmond Margy Osmond is an Australian businesswoman and current Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF), the peak national industry group for the tourism, aviation and transport sectors. Prior to joining TTF in October 2014, she was ...

, Australian businesswoman * Timothy H. Osmond, American politician from Illinois, husband of JoAnn *

William Osmond William Osmond (1791–1875) was an English sculptor and mason, based in Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city i ...

19th c English sculptor

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