Otterson is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Otterson
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Otterson

How popular is Otterson?

Otterson is common in United States.

Otterson is ranked 191358 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ottersons plummeted by 5.401235 per cent to 1226 since 2000 and slipped by 2017 spots and ranked at 21360. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.29 95.6
Hispanic or Latino 1.88 1.39
Others 1.71 1.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.06 0.69
Black 0.57 0.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.49 0.46
Otterson is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 1827 people have been found who wears Otterson as their family name. Otterson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
381,097 Ukraine4
90,215 Germany3
139,444 Brazil2
120,357 Argentina1
1,879 Belize1
153,416 Italy1
897,276 Russia1
56,169 Mexico1
2,024 Mongolia1
279,271 Australia1
118,015 Netherlands1
2,613 The Bahamas1
24,421 Slovakia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,963 Scotland26
26,722 New Zealand14
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,643 England91
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Otterson:
28,855 Canada117
Countries with thousands of Otterson:
21,359 United States1,489

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Otterson worked as paper maker or pipe maker and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on March 12, 1849. Workman Thomas Otterson, Cathe. Otterson, 14 years old Nancy Otterson, 12 years old Andrew Otterson, Daniel Otterson (10), 8 years old Catherine Otterson, Thomas Otterson, 2 years old Samuel Otterson, are others that migrated to US.

Otterson Namesakes

  • Antje Otterson, Actor
  • Jack Otterson, Film Art Director

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