How common is the surname Otten?

4,396 people in the United States had the surname Otten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,233 Americans. It ranked 7,561st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Otten?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Otten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Otten?

Jacob Otten Husly, 18th century architect from the Northern Netherlands (1738–1796).

Where is the surname Otten most common?

Wikidata records people named Otten in Dutch Republic.

Is the surname Otten getting more or less common?

More common. 4,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,396 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Otten

A surname, carried by 4,396 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Otten is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,396 people named Otten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,233 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,117.

#7,561

rank among US surnames

4,396

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,452)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,558	Toma	4,399	70,185
#7,559	Knepp	4,398	70,201
#7,560	Eiler	4,397	70,217
#7,561	Otten	4,396	70,233

Who is named Otten

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

93% of people named Otten identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ottens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacob Otten Husly
18th century architect from the Northern Netherlands (1738–1796)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Otten

Otten has the Soundex code O350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O350.

Questions

How common is the surname Otten?: 4,396 people in the United States had the surname Otten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,233 Americans. It ranked 7,561st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Otten?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Otten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Otten?: Jacob Otten Husly, 18th century architect from the Northern Netherlands (1738–1796).
Where is the surname Otten most common?: Wikidata records people named Otten in Dutch Republic.
Is the surname Otten getting more or less common?: More common. 4,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,396 in 2010, up 6.8%.