Explore the Family Name Otterman

The meaning of Otterman

1. Americanized form of German Ottermann: elaborated form of Otter 1 and a distinguishing form (for the son or follower) of Otter 2, with the addition of Middle High German man ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of German Ottermann: habitational name for someone from a place called Otter near Lüneburg. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Otter 1 with the addition of Yiddish man ‘man’.

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How common is the last name Otterman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Otterman has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 67,317th in popularity across the United States. By 2010, it had slipped to 73,911th place, marking a drop of nearly 10%. The number of individuals with the Otterman surname also decreased slightly during this time period, going from 274 in 2000 to 262 in 2010, representing a decline of 4.38%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a minor reduction of 10%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,317	#73,911	-9.8%
Count	274	262	-4.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Otterman

When considering ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no significant changes observed between 2000 and 2010 for the Otterman surname. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all remained consistent at zero percent. However, there was a marginal increase in the percentage of people with the Otterman surname identifying as white, rising slightly from 97.08% in 2000 to 97.33% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.08%	97.33%	0.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%