English playwright (1929-1994)
"Tom Stoppard admired Osborne's groundbreaking play Look Back in Anger when he first encountered it at university."
An English surname, from given names.
"The Osborne family gathered at their ancestral home to celebrate the birthday of another member bearing that traditional English surname."
The surname Osborne originates from the medieval given name Osbern, which was influenced by or possibly derived from the Old Norse Ásbjörn. This ancient name combined elements meaning "god" and "bear."