Öter Surname
Approximately 6,331 people bear this surname
Öter Surname Definition:
(Cottier, Cotter pronounced Cotchier), contracted from MacOttarr, 'Ottar’s Son', The Scandinavian name, Ottarr, seems to be formed from Otta, 'twilight', and the ending hari, which probably means ‘sword'. In Anglo- Saxon spelling it is Ohthere.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6,310 | 1:12,333 | 1,584 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Oter (419) are calculated separately.
Öter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Cottier, Cotter pronounced Cotchier), contracted from MacOttarr, 'Ottar’s Son', The Scandinavian name, Ottarr, seems to be formed from Otta, 'twilight', and the ending hari, which probably means ‘sword'. In Anglo- Saxon spelling it is Ohthere. The voyages of a Norseman so named are related in King Alfred’s Anglo-Saxon version of Orosius, At Kirk Braddan there is an inscription on a cross read by Mr. Kermode as follows: Utr: Risti: Crus: þONO: Aft: Froka (‘Otter raised this cross to Froca’), Under a.d. 1098, we find in the Chronicon Manniæ, that 'A battle was fought between the Manxmen at Santwat, and those of the North obtained the victory. In this engagement were slain the Earl Other and Macmaras, leaders of the respective parties'.
'MacOttir, one of the people of Insi Gall (the Hebrides)', a.d. 1142.
Ottar was king of Dublin, a.d, 1147.
Ottarr is common in the Flateyjarbóc. Cotter is the usual form to the middle of the eighteenth century, when it was generally supplanted by Cottier, which is now almost invariably the form used. Tradition has it that two Huguenot families, called Cottier, escaped from France at the time of the massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1572, and that their descendants settled in Lezayre. The name Cottier, however, or rather MacCottier, was found here before that date, but it is possible that its origin may not be the same as that of Cotter.
Öter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Öter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Öter is found most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms: Oter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Öter? popularity and diffusion
Öter is the 77,268th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,151,089 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Öter live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,310 people, or 1 in 12,333. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Sirnak Province, where 8 percent reside and Mardin Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oter | 92 | 419 | / |
| Ötter | 89 | 32 | / |
| Höter | 89 | 10 | / |
| Öte | 86 | 422 | / |
| Hötter | 80 | 61 | / |
| Öttert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ater | 75 | 14,877 | / |
| Eter | 75 | 1,016 | / |
| Öteş | 75 | 3 | / |
| Höttger | 73 | 45 | / |
| Etter | 67 | 12,989 | / |
| Otter | 67 | 9,281 | / |
| Ather | 67 | 5,797 | / |
| Atter | 67 | 3,168 | / |
| Ether | 67 | 2,060 | / |
| Hater | 67 | 1,872 | / |
| Heter | 67 | 1,578 | / |
| Other | 67 | 1,163 | / |
| Hötte | 67 | 559 | / |
| Aeter | 67 | 360 | / |
| Etier | 67 | 353 | / |
| Hoter | 67 | 277 | / |
| Ahter | 67 | 146 | / |
| Oeter | 67 | 99 | / |
| Atear | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ateer | 67 | 67 | / |
| Euter | 67 | 57 | / |
| Otier | 67 | 53 | / |
| Eteer | 67 | 52 | / |
| Äther | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aater | 67 | 29 | / |
| Atier | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ateir | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ähter | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oterø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eteir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aterr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uiter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eeter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oterh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Höthe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oteir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oteer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oterr | 67 | 0 | / |
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