How common is the surname Ottinger?

3,112 people in the United States had the surname Ottinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,211 Americans. It ranked 10,352nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ottinger?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ottinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ottinger?

Richard Ottinger, American politician (1929–2026).

Where is the surname Ottinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Ottinger in the United States.

Is the surname Ottinger getting more or less common?

More common. 3,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,112 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Ottinger

A German surname, carried by 3,112 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ottinger is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Öttinger.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,112 people named Ottinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,211 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,066.

#10,352

rank among US surnames

3,112

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,729)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148
#10,348	Küng	3,113	99,179
#10,352	Sias	3,112	99,211
#10,358	Peirce	3,111	99,243

Who is named Ottinger

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

96% of people named Ottinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ottingers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Ottinger
American politician (1929–2026)

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ottinger come from?: Borrowed from German Öttinger.
How common is the surname Ottinger?: 3,112 people in the United States had the surname Ottinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,211 Americans. It ranked 10,352nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ottinger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ottinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ottinger?: Richard Ottinger, American politician (1929–2026).
Where is the surname Ottinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Ottinger in the United States.
Is the surname Ottinger getting more or less common?: More common. 3,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,112 in 2010, up 1.5%.