Otis is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Otis
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: In most cases of English, it is a derivative (probably genitive filiatif) of OADE, name that matches the German Otto (root od = wealth). Also note the existence of the name in Piedmont, where it is very rare (it is also a derivative Otto).

How popular is Otis?

Otis is common in Kenya.

Otis is ranked 35852 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Otises plummeted by 0.3958306 per cent to 7549 since 2000 and slipped by 361 spots and ranked at 4699. The last name was found in around 26 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.47 77.15
Black 19.22 17.87
Hispanic or Latino 2.82 2.19
Others 2.01 1.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.83 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.54
Otis is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Canada is ahead in terms of density. Around 13824 people have been found who wears Otis as their family name. Otis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
18,563 Nigeria7
13,220 Thailand6
823,980 India6
607,991 Indonesia5
103,755 Czech Republic5
11,802 Egypt4
108,034 Italy3
91,784 Netherlands2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
41,879 Turkey2
3,871 Paraguay2
219,873 France2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
19,093 Finland2
12,172 Ghana2
31,767 Greece2
89,020 Tanzania2
4,086 Angola2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
7,299 Estonia2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
65,594 Belgium2
8,181 Botswana1
31,584 Peru1
37,493 Austria1
13,606 Senegal1
15,705 Cameroon1
120,357 Argentina1
50,549 Georgia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
4,249 Cambodia1
49,529 Israel1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
6,212 Jamaica1
16,073 Latvia1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,935 Madagascar1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,024 Mongolia1
49,101 Denmark1
47,891 Norway1
9,591 Panama1
24,771 Colombia1
36,814 Romania1
3,214 Niger1
29,774 Venezuela1
8,859 Iraq1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,407 Sweden22
71,920 Spain22
162,376 Ukraine20
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,132 Australia52
Countries with hundreds of Otis:
34,535 Philippines322
59,024 Germany168
23,602 Mexico131
69,781 Brazil127
101,798 Russia114
43,624 South Africa110
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of Otis:
4,357 United States9,160
2,224 Canada2,267
5,070 Kenya1,099
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Pat Otis from Great Britain aboard the Empire State from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on March 17, 1851. 50 years old Michael Otis, Cathe. Otis, aged 50, Immigrant Ann Otis, Samuel Otis (20) Workman, are other Otis that migrated to US.

Otis Namesakes

  • Abner Otis Kellogg, Author
  • Carré Otis, Model
  • Samuel Allyne Otis, Member of the United States Senate
  • James Otis, Sr., Lawyer
  • Harrison Gray Otis, Former United States Representative
  • James Otis, Jr., Lawyer
  • James Otis, Former Mayor of San Francisco
  • Amos Otis, Baseball player
  • Shuggie Otis, Singer-songwriter
  • James Otis, Film actor

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