Otterwell Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Otterwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otterwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Otterwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otterwell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otterwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otterwell is the 1,581,912th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Otterwell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Otterwell are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England Otterwell is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 24 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 18 percent reside and Durham, where 15 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Jersey, where 4 percent reside.

Otterwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Otterwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Otterwell surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotterwell9516/
Atterwell8932/
Otterwill892/
Utterwell890/
Atterwill7829/
Gutterwill749/
Hatherwell741/
Hatterwele740/
Guterwill6743/
Gutterwil677/
Atarwel632/
Hatherwill631/
Uterbel631/
Guterwil5917/
Aterbil501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Otterwell
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