Oterson Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Oterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Oterson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oterson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Oterson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oterson? popularity and diffusion

Oterson is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Oterson live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Oterson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 44 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 44 percent live and Virginia, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live.

Oterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oterson last name rose 307 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oterson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oterson surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Oterson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,369 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oterson
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