Last name Oswald (Oswald 
, Osvald 
, Освальд 
, along with others...) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The last name Oswald is characteristic of Austria, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, and Andorra (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Likewise, Oswald is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Oswald | Tanzania, Switzerland, United States, Austria, Germany |
| Osvald | Switzerland, United States, Austria, France, Germany |
| Освальд | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Освалд | Ukraine, Russia |
| אוסוולד | Israel |
| nicolaus oswald (b. 1600) |
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| andreas oswald German composer, DE (b. 1634) |
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james oswald Church of Scotland minister and philosophical writer (1703–1793), GB (b. 1703) |
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| patritius oswald DE (b. 1657) |
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| johann wolfgang oswald DE (b. 1662) |
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mary ramsay oswald Scottish heiress and slave owner, GB (b. 1733) |
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george oswald Scottish merchant (b. 1735) |
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| john oswald Scottish philosopher, writer, poet, social critic and revolutionary, GB (b. 1701) |
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| georg christian oswald (b. 1692) |
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eleazer oswald American journalist, US (b. 1755) |
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| richard oswald Scottish slave-trader and plantation owner (b. 1705) |
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| james oswald Scottish composer, arranger, cellist and music publisher, GB (b. 1710) |
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| james oswald (1715-1769) (b. 1715) |
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| james oswald British politician, GB (b. 1715) |
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richard alexander oswald British politician; (1771-1841) (b. 1771) |
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