How common is the surname Ottman?

1,549 people in the United States had the surname Ottman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,319 Americans. It ranked 18,018th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ottman?

John Ottman, American composer, film editor, and film director, followed by Fred Ottman.

Where is the surname Ottman most common?

Wikidata records people named Ottman in the United States.

Is the surname Ottman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,549 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Ottman

A surname, carried by 1,549 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ottman is more common than 88.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,549 people named Ottman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 199,319 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,541.

#18,018

rank among US surnames

1,549

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,995)

Who is named Ottman

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

93% of people named Ottman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ottmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Ottman
American composer, film editor, and film director, born 1964
Fred Ottman
American professional wrestler, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ottman

Ottman has the Soundex code O355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O355.

Questions

How common is the surname Ottman?: 1,549 people in the United States had the surname Ottman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,319 Americans. It ranked 18,018th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ottman?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ottman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ottman?: John Ottman, American composer, film editor, and film director, followed by Fred Ottman.
Where is the surname Ottman most common?: Wikidata records people named Ottman in the United States.
Is the surname Ottman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,549 in 2010, up 0.5%.