How common is the surname Ott?

25,738 people in the United States had the surname Ott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,996 Americans. It ranked 1,373rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ott?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ott?

Ramin Ott, American Samoan footballer (born 1986), followed by Mel Ott.

Where is the surname Ott most common?

Wikidata records people named Ott in the United States.

Is the surname Ott getting more or less common?

More common. 25,492 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,738 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Ott

A surname, carried by 25,738 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ott is more common than 99.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,738 people named Ott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,996 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,492.

#1,373

rank among US surnames

25,738

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #1,265)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,364	Madrid	25,854	11,942
#1,365	Emery	25,839	11,949
#1,366	Singer	25,828	11,954
#1,367	Aragon	25,801	11,966
#1,368	Aquino	25,783	11,975
#1,369	Elmore	25,774	11,979
#1,370	Worley	25,758	11,986

Who is named Ott

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

94% of people named Ott identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Otts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ramin Ott
American Samoan footballer (born 1986)
Mel Ott
American baseball player (1909–1958)
Fred Ott
American scientist and film actor (1860–1934)
Jonathan Ott
American botanist, 1949–2025

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ott

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

Questions

How common is the surname Ott?: 25,738 people in the United States had the surname Ott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,996 Americans. It ranked 1,373rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ott?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ott?: Ramin Ott, American Samoan footballer (born 1986), followed by Mel Ott.
Where is the surname Ott most common?: Wikidata records people named Ott in the United States.
Is the surname Ott getting more or less common?: More common. 25,492 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,738 in 2010, up 1.0%.