Otter

in the US

There are 1,094 people with the last name "Otter" in the United States.

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Otter 20,248
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  1. is 20,244th most common Zinser
  2. is 20,245th most common Ahlquist
  3. is 20,246th most common Asplund
  4. is 20,247th most common Bolstad
  5. is 20,248th most common Otter
  6. is 20,249th most common Ricco
  7. is 20,250th most common Riese
  8. is 20,251st most common Round
  9. is 20,252nd most common Royals

Similar Names and Nicknames

Otte, Otten, Otterson, Otteson, Ottesen, Ottey, Ottens, Otterness, Otterbein, Otterman

Most Common First Names for Otter

John, James, Richard, William, David, Michael, Robert, Charles, Mark, Thomas



Meaning & History

English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an otter hunter, or nickname for someone supposedly resembling an otter, from Middle English, Middle High German oter, Middle Dutch otter, German Otter ‘otter’. The Jewish surname can be ornamental.

English: from the late Old English personal name Ohthere, a borrowing of Old Norse Óttar, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’. In Scotland the Old Norse name is the source.

French: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements aud, od ‘wealth’ + hari, heri ‘army’.


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