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    The surname Otterson

    A surname, carried by 1,226 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O362

    Otterson: #21,360 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Otterson #21,360, 1,226 people Otterson: #21,360 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Otterson #21,360, 1,226 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Otterson is more common than 86.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,226 people named Otterson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. That is down 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,296.

    #21,360
    rank among US surnames
    1,226
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #19,343)

    Who is named Otterson

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

    94% of people named Otterson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Otterson?
    1,226 people in the United States had the surname Otterson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. It ranked 21,360th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Otterson?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Otterson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Otterson getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,226 in 2010, down 5.4%.