Otis Surname

36,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Otis Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Otis or Otes, forms of Odo (rich).

Otis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0291:36,1414,489
Canada2,5941:14,2042,089
Philippines4131:245,12936,902
Nigeria3871:457,73323,307
Liberia2681:16,4501,707
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
England341:1,638,76668,634
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Australia301:899,85754,700
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1901:15,7432,005

The alternate forms: Otiş (10) are calculated separately.

Otis (54,966) may also be a first name.

Otis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Otis or Otes, forms of Odo (rich).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

OTIS: (Greek.) From ώτός, the genitive singular of όύς, the ear, a name given from quick hearing.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Or Ottis (English), Outi's, or of Outi, Otto, or Otho. An Outi held lands in co. Warwick temp. Edw. Conf., and Fitz Otes was a Norman name. The first of the surname in this country, John Otis, of Hingham, Mass., in 1635, came from co. Somerset.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Otis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otis (Hindi: ओटिस, Marathi: ओटीस, Russian: Отис) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Otiş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otis is the 36,972nd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 510,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Otis are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 17,053rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 54,966 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,029 people, or 1 in 36,141. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Otis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Otis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otis surname grew 314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Otis are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Otis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $42,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $41,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otiş9210/
Gotis891,718/
Ottis89720/
Ostis8989/
Hotis8986/
Otais8962/
Outis8935/
Oties8912/
Otise8911/
Otiss899/
Othis896/
Otish892/
Otuis892/
Otios892/
Otist891/
O'Tis891/
Oteis891/
Ootis891/
Otois891/
Oetis891/
Oitis890/
Oti8634,522/
Goutis80222/
Gottis8093/
Hottis8066/
Gotish8014/
Gothis8010/
Hostis806/
Hothis805/
Oteish804/
Otties803/
Gootis802/
Otuise802/
Othuis802/
Outiss802/
Hoties802/
Ostish801/
Ottois801/
Hodtis801/
Goitis801/
Outise801/
Hotais801/
Hotois801/
Ottisz801/
D'Otis801/
Goytis801/
Oustis801/
Otaise801/
Otaish801/
Gotiss800/
Hoetis800/
Outtis800/
Hoti7522,668/
Goti758,490/
Otti757,171/
Osti756,595/
Atis756,179/
Otai754,643/
Otic751,488/
Otei751,200/
Outi75847/
Otie75831/
Otih75811/
Otio75674/
Otii75639/
Etis75587/
Otoi75406/
Otid75339/
Othi75250/
Otiz75198/
Uoti75169/
Otui75148/
Otes75141/
Otip75140/
Oiti75124/
Otit75117/
Utis75116/
Otys7560/
Otič7543/
Otýs7540/
Ooti7540/
Ošti7516/
Ohti7510/
Otix756/
Odti754/
Otyi753/
Útis753/
Oyti751/
Ojti751/
Otjs751/
Hottois73343/
Outhuis7334/
Hotthis737/
Houstis736/
Ostoits735/
Hotties732/
Gottish732/
Otisová731/
Gouthis731/
Hothais731/
Houttis731/
Osthuis730/
Gottiss730/
Gotti6711,193/
Gothi675,392/
Hothi675,205/
Houti674,003/
Otaia672,330/
Hotti671,898/
Athis671,716/
Gouti671,546/
Attis671,308/
Otets67809/
Ouhti67784/
Hotei67699/
Atish67540/
Gatis67533/
Ostiz67467/
Atise67443/
Hotgi67438/
Ootes67374/
Outes67367/
Hotip67355/
Ottih67321/
Hotai67306/
Hotes67298/
Hooti67296/
Othii67281/
Oosthuis67280/
Hosti67265/
Ottes67239/
Hotic67230/
Aties67200/
Goiti67199/
Ettis67192/
Gotyi67188/
Ottie67183/
Gotiy67180/
Ottitsch67173/
Hohti67168/
Otesh67168/
Osthi67153/
Gotes67140/
Atais67121/
Gotai67118/
Gotih6798/
Otese6792/
Gutis6786/
Gotoi6782/
Godti6779/
Gooti6768/
Ostti6766/
Ottio6765/
Otije6764/
Oiste6763/
Othic6752/
Hatis6752/
Hetis6752/
Ousti6742/
Hotoi6738/
Utiss6733/
Otaiz6733/
Hotiç6731/
Ottoi6729/
Otait6727/
O'Oti6726/
Oysti6724/
Houthuis6724/
Etish6724/
Hotie6724/
Eutis6724/
Oztes6721/
Outai6721/
Otieh6719/
Ottai6718/
Ottisová6717/
Ottii6717/
Otice6716/
Oshti6715/
Ethis6715/
Outie6713/
Oitit6712/
Ohuti6712/
Ateis6712/
Otich6711/
Othai6711/
Adtis6711/
Outti6711/
Astis6710/
Ottiz6710/
Otthi6710/
Ostes6710/
Oitoi6710/
Gotii6710/
Oddti679/
Gotij679/
Atois679/
Gotgi677/
Gotiz677/
Uthis677/
Gotés677/
Oitai677/
Oitti676/
Oitui676/
Oitiz675/
Otaij675/
Ehtis675/
Oisti675/
Atuis674/
Oteiz674/
Autis674/
Atios674/
Othit674/
Ahtis674/
Gotio674/
Ostys674/
Ohtti673/
Outih673/
Othie673/
Goyti673/
Otihe673/
Gottheis673/
O'Theiss673/
Hotyi673/
Etihs672/
Oetiz672/
Oztiz672/
Ostai672/
Aatis672/
Hutis672/
Gotei672/
Atiss672/
Otiea672/
Utise672/
Otiey672/
Hotiz672/
Othoi672/
Gottisch672/
Hoyti672/
Hotui672/
Ottisova672/
Ohtij672/
Othio672/
Oytip672/
Otuui672/
Oetes671/
Ottic671/
Outit671/
Oothi671/
Hojti671/
Aetis671/
Utais671/
Ottti671/
Odtei671/
Outhi671/
Hotii671/
Ostid671/
Ostiy671/
Oteit671/
Otgoi671/
Othih671/
Otaih671/
Othui671/
Oztit671/
Outei671/
Ohtes671/
Uitis671/
Átisz671/
Gotiș671/
Aztis671/
Ousthuis671/
Otehs671/
Huoti671/
Outid671/
Outip671/
Outiz671/
Otysh671/
O'Staise670/
Eetis670/
Utish670/
Eties670/

Otis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otis in the Hindi language
ओटिसotisa-
Otis in the Marathi language
ओटीसotisa-
Otis in the Russian language
Отисotis-

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