Otte Surname

16,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Otte 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.

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Otte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,4261:4,369505
United States6,4001:56,6346,742
Netherlands1,9251:8,7731,112
Cameroon1,2261:16,9412,326
Belgium8991:12,7881,923
Denmark8341:6,768618
Ivory Coast5481:42,1012,709
Brazil3731:573,92621,415
Canada2191:168,24516,926
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
Austria1921:44,3517,087
India1811:4,237,930112,703
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
Uruguay1011:33,9783,937
Poland891:427,06544,572
France881:754,80492,996
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Benin491:210,93119,709
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
England441:1,266,32057,817
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales71:442,07621,198
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Macau21:300,8151,009
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7031:71,4357,672

The alternate forms: Otté (42) & Ottê (1) are calculated separately.

Otte (459) may also be a first name.

Otte 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English, German) Descendant of Otta or Otto (prosperity).

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

User-submitted Reference

Otten is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname (son of Otto or Otte or Ott). Otte is originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element, aud, meaning 'wealth', 'fortune'.

- ericahart

Otte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otte (Marathi: ओटे, Russian: Отте) occurs most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Otté or Ottê. For other possible spellings of Otte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,968th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 222,820 people. The last name Otte occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Otte live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 398,330th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 459 people.

Otte is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 18,426 people, or 1 in 4,369. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Otte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Otte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otte last name increased 910 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Otte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otte last name are 20.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Otte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.43% less than the national average, earning 247,674 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.59% more than the national average, earning R 355,488 per year; in United States they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $44,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $43,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otté9242/
Ottê921/
Otter899,281/
Gotte895,125/
Hotte893,744/
Ottey892,100/
Otteh89386/
Ottes89239/
Ottie89183/
Oette89130/
Ottet89101/
Ottea8948/
Ottep8944/
Outte896/
Ottee894/
Ottez894/
Oitte891/
Ott86113,884/
Ote865,896/
Hotter802,160/
Goutte801,575/
Hottes80509/
Goitte80434/
Hoette80283/
Hottie80250/
Otterå8065/
Houtte8056/
Outtes8036/
Huotte8033/
Ottoey8027/
Goytte8014/
Hottez8012/
Gotteh8010/
Gottee809/
Gottey806/
Gottea805/
Gottge805/
Outter803/
Hottee802/
Oettie801/
Ottech801/
Ottets801/
Otthei801/
Hoytte801/
Hootte801/
Eoutte801/
Godtte801/
Hottey801/
Hoitte801/
Ohttez801/
Hottep801/
Ostter800/
Gotthe800/
Gote7514,049/
Atte7510,628/
Gott7510,148/
Ette758,068/
Otti757,171/
Hott757,067/
Otta755,155/
Oteh754,984/
Otey753,572/
Hote752,836/
Otts751,752/
Oste751,234/
Otei751,200/
Otie75831/
Otea75747/
Otee75715/
Otty75649/
Oter75419/
Otet75410/
Otth75401/
Othe75394/
Oteu75235/
Oite75225/
Oted75191/
Utte75170/
Otes75141/
Oute75137/
Otit75117/
Otep7569/
Outt7557/
Oete7534/
Otge7534/
Oote7529/
Ostt7514/
Ottz7510/
Otje754/
Uott753/
Ohte753/
Ottd752/
Oitt752/
Otej752/
Otez751/
Ozte751/
Oytt751/
Odte751/
Ojte751/
Ojtt751/
Otjt751/
Oztt751/
Ottt750/
Oott750/
Otteová7321/
Hottepp734/
Hostter733/
Gouttey732/
Ottehed732/
Gouttee730/
Goottee730/
Hosttey730/
Houtter730/
Hotther730/
Hotta6773,179/
Oster6721,091/
Gotti6711,193/
Gutte6710,119/
Utter676,530/
Gothe676,021/
Atteh675,454/
Hoyte674,937/
Hoste674,865/
Ot674,727/
Hatte673,480/
Atter673,168/
Hotea672,987/
Attie672,918/
Hotti671,898/
Gatte671,479/
Etteh671,467/
Attey671,431/
Other671,163/
Goute671,115/
Attea67972/
Hütte67948/
Otets67809/
Goite67783/
Ottis67720/
Hotei67699/
Ottay67601/
Hottz67593/
Hötte67559/
Gotty67538/
Ottoy67483/
Hette67466/
Ettie67398/
Ootes67374/
Outes67367/
Ettey67346/
Ottih67321/
Hoitt67314/
Hutte67314/
Atthe67308/
Houte67307/
Hotes67298/
Hoter67277/
Gotea67245/
Hoote67189/
Outeh67178/
Otesh67168/
Osted67167/
Othee67161/
Hotts67153/
Goote67144/
Hoytt67121/
Goott67117/
Attes6791/
Hoete6782/
Hoite6782/
Outer6778/
Eoute6771/
Ostti6766/
Ottio6765/
Otije6764/
Oiste6763/
Hotty6762/
Hotee6756/
Outta6749/
Ostea6746/
Ostep6743/
Attee6741/
Hothe6741/
Ottøy6741/
Hotep6739/
Huott6733/
Gotee6733/
Ötter6732/
Ostet6731/
Ottoi6729/
Astte6728/
Attep6727/
Otait6727/
Othej6726/
Goyte6726/
Hotez6724/
Hotie6724/
Utteh6723/
Gotey6721/
Oztes6721/
Ottha6719/
Otieh6719/
Ottai6718/
Ottii6717/
D'Ott6716/
Hostt6714/
Outie6713/
Aatte6713/
Outtz6713/
Hotje6713/
Othey6713/
Eette6712/
Oitit6712/
Hotey6712/
Ostey6711/
Ohtta6711/
Uitte6711/
Outti6711/
Ottiz6710/
Otthi6710/
Ostes6710/
Ostej6710/
Hätte679/
Ettee678/
Ettte678/
Outhe678/
Ote'e678/
Outey677/
Ootee677/
Attet677/
Otech677/
Oitet677/
Goutt676/
Etteu676/
Uttej676/
Oitti676/
Attei676/
Houtt675/
Ootty675/
Autte675/
O'Tey675/
Ettei675/
Othea675/
Șotea675/
Hoteş675/
Uotts674/
Oteiz674/
Ojtta674/
Oterø674/
Othit674/
Oethe674/
Oitta674/
Oiște674/
Hodte673/
Ohtti673/
Othie673/
Oothe673/
Atted673/
Uttie673/
Otihe673/
Ozter673/
Hotet673/
Oteyh673/
Uttey672/
Ettea672/
Gotei672/
Otiea672/
Attte672/
Otiey672/
Udtte672/
Atteu672/
Aïtte672/
Gotté672/
Hozte672/
Oterh672/
Osthe672/
Oitth672/
Huote672/
Oetty671/
Ostee671/
Oteat671/
Oteer671/
Otist671/
Outee671/
Outit671/
Oidtt671/
Ootta671/
Godte671/
Uttez671/
Ouste671/
Outet671/
Ottoa671/
Ottti671/
Odtei671/
Oteis671/
Oteet671/
Hètte671/
Hoott671/
Oostt671/
Otthy671/
Ostez671/
Oteea671/
Otehr671/
Oteit671/
Oteuh671/
Oztit671/
Outei671/
Ohste671/
Ohtes671/
Oişte671/
Ustte671/
Gottä671/
Otehs671/
Uotta671/
Oitep671/
Oytea671/
Edtte671/
Gojte671/
Gotej671/
Hotej671/
Oitts670/
Uttes670/
Oterr670/
Ooste670/
Oiter670/
Gotge670/
Goitt670/
Ootea670/
Oustt670/
Outts670/
Oetey670/

Otte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otte in the Marathi language
ओटेote-
Otte in the Russian language
Оттеotte-

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