Oats Surname
Approximately 2,522 people bear this surname
Oats Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Odo' (v. Oddy), otherwise Otho, Oto, Otto, Othes, and Otes. Camden says,' Othes, an old name in England drawn from Otho': Remains.
Hotys de Parme, Lincolnshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameOats Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,273 | 1:284,728 | 26,498 |
| Australia | 696 | 1:38,787 | 5,039 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| South Africa | 134 | 1:404,311 | 35,545 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 579 | 1:42,099 | 5,310 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Isle of Man | 32 | 1:1,696 | 222 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,513 | 1:33,191 | 3,984 |
Oats (51) may also be a first name.
Oats Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Odo' (v. Oddy), otherwise Otho, Oto, Otto, Othes, and Otes. Camden says,' Othes, an old name in England drawn from Otho': Remains.
Hotys de Parme, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andreas Otes, Norfolk, ibid.
Oto de Bayley, circa 1300: Baines' Lancashire.
Johannes Hoten, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas Otesson", 1379: ibid.
Otes de Howorth, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Oteson, 1379: ibid.
John Otes, glover, 1439: Rental of Halifax, Cotton MSS. Vespasian, F. 15, British Museum.
Oto Sagar, secular chaplain, 1522: Register of the University of Oxford.
Otes Redish, of Redish, Lancashire; circa 1550: Earwaker's East Cheshire.
Otes Holland, 1541, Pendleton, Manchester: Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society.
Otes Redyche, 1541, Radcliffe: ibid.
Adam, s. Otes Jeffery, 1547: Reg. St. Columb Major.
Thomas, s. Otes Dyar, 1547: ibid.
1575. Thomas Otes, Lincoln College: Register of the University of Oxford.
1743. Married — William Oates and Margaret Preston: St. George, Hanover Square.
Oats and Oates are the present directory forms. The form Oats seems to be confined to America.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Ots, also formerly Ot(h)es-Ot and Ot(h)e (v. under Oat(e) with formative -s.
(English) a nickname for a Dealer in Oats [Middle English otes; .O.E. áte, oat] Andreas Otes.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
Otes de Howarth.— Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
(English) Descendant of Odo (rich).
"Oats," says Mr. Ferguson, "I take to be a pluralism, and class it with Ott, Otte, Otto, and the corresponding German names Otte and Otto."
Ferguson thinks this name to be a pluralism, and he classes it with Ott, Otte, Otto, and the corresponding German names Otte and Otto. All these names are corrupted from Otto, i. e. Octavio. See D. Gilbert's Cornwall, vol iii., p. 318.
. This surname is not uncommon in England, and is probably a derivative of the Norman Christian name Ote or Otes. ‘Sir Ote' was one of the brothers of Gamelyn (see the Tale of Gamelyn, erroneously ascribed to Chaucer). It is not so common in the Isle of Man now as formerly. It was occasionally found as a Christian name also.
Oats is an old name in Perranzabuloe; there were wealthy farmers of the name there in the 17th and 18th centuries (G.).
Oats Demographics
Average Oats Salary in
United States
$36,853 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oats Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oats Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oats is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oats? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 170,840th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,889,590 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Oats reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,273 people, or 1 in 284,728. In The United States Oats is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Oats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Oats has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oats surname fell 16 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Oats Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Oats last name are 1.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.31% being registered with the party.
The amount Oats earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning R 172,848 per year; in United States they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning $36,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning $45,353 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oatts | 89 | 547 | / |
| Hoats | 89 | 234 | / |
| Goats | 89 | 7 | / |
| Oaths | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ohats | 89 | 4 | / |
| Oasts | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ooats | 89 | 0 | / |
| Oas | 86 | 3,027 | / |
| Oat | 86 | 299 | / |
| Oaitse | 80 | 971 | / |
| Hohats | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoat | 75 | 1,613 | / |
| Goas | 75 | 890 | / |
| Goat | 75 | 257 | / |
| Hoas | 75 | 248 | / |
| Ouas | 75 | 196 | / |
| Oate | 75 | 179 | / |
| Oase | 75 | 161 | / |
| Ohas | 75 | 97 | / |
| Oatt | 75 | 82 | / |
| Oast | 75 | 63 | / |
| Ohat | 75 | 36 | / |
| Oadt | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ouat | 75 | 17 | / |
| Oaas | 75 | 17 | / |
| Oass | 75 | 13 | / |
| Oais | 75 | 10 | / |
| Oath | 75 | 7 | / |
| Oatd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Oaut | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oash | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aots | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oays | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oasd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oatz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oacs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oajt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oatx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oads | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ohautse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oa | 67 | 2,994 | / |
| Houas | 67 | 2,793 | / |
| Hoath | 67 | 964 | / |
| Houat | 67 | 952 | / |
| Ouass | 67 | 828 | / |
| Gouas | 67 | 692 | / |
| Ouais | 67 | 371 | / |
| Oachs | 67 | 306 | / |
| Hoaas | 67 | 206 | / |
| Ojhat | 67 | 151 | / |
| Gouat | 67 | 127 | / |
| Ohaus | 67 | 65 | / |
| Oðate | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ogias | 67 | 47 | / |
| Goash | 67 | 44 | / |
| Goatz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hohat | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ojhas | 67 | 43 | / |
| Goóts | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hoays | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oyyat | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ouate | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ouast | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goait | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goais | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hohas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hoash | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ojeas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ouatt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goass | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoate | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojias | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oaite | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Auots | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goads | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oacht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oatte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goatd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oaste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoaës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oauht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oaztt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goadt | 67 | 0 | / |
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Oats Reference & Research
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