Otterborn Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Otterborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from Otterburn iear Morebattle, Roxberghshire. Alan de Ottyburne was secretary to Murdoch, duke of Albany in 1426 (RMS., II, 48). William de Ottyrburn, a witness in Glasgow in 1454 (LCD., 176) is most probably the William de Otterburne who is recorded as bailie of Glasgow in 1456 and again in 1463 (REG.

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Otterborn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Otterborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from Otterburn iear Morebattle, Roxberghshire. Alan de Ottyburne was secretary to Murdoch, duke of Albany in 1426 (RMS., II, 48). William de Ottyrburn, a witness in Glasgow in 1454 (LCD., 176) is most probably the William de Otterburne who is recorded as bailie of Glasgow in 1456 and again in 1463 (REG., 380,389). John de Ottirburn, rector of the parish church of Liberton in 1456 (LSC., p. 165) may be the John de Otirburne, canon of the church of Glasgow in 1467, and in following years provost of the Collegiate Church of Methven (REG., 391,392). Master Nicholas Otyrburne or Ottyrburne, Clerk of Rolls in 1456 (Scon, 220), vicar of St. Giles's Cherch in Edinbergh, and secretary to James II had safe conducts to enter England in 1455, 1456, and 1459 (Bain, IV. 1271, 1276, 1301). Henry Oterburn was a witness in Glasgow in 1468 (REG., 392), Alexander of Otyrburn was bailie of Ayr, 1471 (Friars Ayr, p. 54), Andrew Otterburn had a remission in 1489 for his share as one of the holders of Dumbarton Castle against the king (APS., XII, p. 34), and Gilbert Ottirburn was parson of Slains in Aberdeenshire in 1493 (ADC.) Thomas Otirburne was servitor to the commendator of Arbroath in 1524 (RAA., II, 578), John Otterburn was tenant in Govan in 1526 (Rental), Adam Otterburn was provost of Edinburgh in 1534 (Seafo. Supp., 801), and a commission for the trial of John Ottirburne was issued in 1557 (ER., XIX, p. 417). Ottirbyrn 1609.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

OTTERBOURNE: There are several localities called Otterbourne or Otterburn, in England and Scotland-"the bum frequented by Otters?" The most famous of these is Otterburn, co. Northumberland, the scene of the battle between Lords Percy and Douglas, commemorated in Chery-Chase, the best ballad of old English minstrelsy.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Otterborn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otterborn is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Otterborn.

How Common Is The Last Name Otterborn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Otterborn are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden Otterborn is mostly found in: Örebro County, where 50 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 27 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 14 percent reside.

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