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    The surname Oatman

    A surname, carried by 2,102 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O355

    Oatman: #14,257 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Oatman #14,257, 2,102 people Oatman: #14,257 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Oatman #14,257, 2,102 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oatman is more common than 91.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,102 people named Oatman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,882 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,832.

    #14,257
    rank among US surnames
    2,102
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.7%
    change since 2000 (was #14,841)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,248Przybylski2,104146,742
    #14,252Buttram2,103146,812
    #14,257Seyler2,102146,882
    #14,264Puls2,101146,952

    Who is named Oatman

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Oatman identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Oatmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Olive Oatman
      American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping, 1837–1903

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    Surnames that sound like Oatman

    Oatman has the Soundex code O355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O355.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Oatman?
    2,102 people in the United States had the surname Oatman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,882 Americans. It ranked 14,257th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Oatman?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Oatman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Oatman?
    Olive Oatman, American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping.
    Where is the surname Oatman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Oatman in the United States.
    Is the surname Oatman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,832 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,102 in 2010, up 15%.