How common is the surname Ota?

1,984 people in the United States had the surname Ota in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. It ranked 14,920th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ota?

Minoru Ōta, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, followed by Ōta Gyūichi.

Where is the surname Ota most common?

Wikidata records people named Ota in Japan and Tokugawa shogunate.

Is the surname Ota getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,984 in 2010, down 2.7%.

Is Ota also a first name?

Yes. Ota is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ota

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,984 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ota is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Transliteration of Japanese 大田 (Ōta). The name of the ward of Tokyo comes from the first and last characters of 大森 (Ōmori) and 蒲田 (Kamata), respectively.

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,984 people named Ota in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. That is down 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,040.

#14,920

rank among US surnames

1,984

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,641)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,913	Anger	1,985	155,539
#14,920	Laurel	1,984	155,618

Who is named Ota

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

76% of people named Ota identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 10% as two or more races and 8.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 76%
Two or more races 10%
White (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Otas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Minoru Ōta
Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1891–1945
Ōta Gyūichi
1527–1613

Notable Otas come mostly from Japan (1) and Tokugawa shogunate (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ota

Ota has the Soundex code O300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O300.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ota come from?: Transliteration of Japanese 大田 (Ōta). The name of the ward of Tokyo comes from the first and last characters of 大森 (Ōmori) and 蒲田 (Kamata), respectively.
How common is the surname Ota?: 1,984 people in the United States had the surname Ota in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,618 Americans. It ranked 14,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ota?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Ota identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 10% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ota?: Minoru Ōta, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, followed by Ōta Gyūichi.
Where is the surname Ota most common?: Wikidata records people named Ota in Japan and Tokugawa shogunate.
Is the surname Ota getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,984 in 2010, down 2.7%.
Is Ota also a first name?: Yes. Ota is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.