# Ochs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ochs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,901 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,853 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 52,321 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (5,827 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ochs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ochs in the United States, Belgium and Austria.

## People named Ochs

- Phil Ochs, American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976)
- Jacques Ochs, Belgian artist and fencer (1883-1971)
- Adolph Ochs, American newspaper publisher (1858–1935)
- Robyn Ochs, American activist
- Cam, American country music singer and songwriter
- Ressel Orla, Austrian actress (1889-1931)

## Similar surnames

Ochoa, O'Shea, Oaks, Owusu, Ogg, Ogawa, Osei, Ouk, Ojo, Okoye, Oak, Oja.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.