Explore the Family Name Ottinger

The meaning of Ottinger

1. German: variant of Otting. 2. German (also Öttinger): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Otting or Öttingen, in Swabia, Bavaria, and Lorraine (France). Compare Oettinger. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ettinger, a cognate of 2 above.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ottinger has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 9729th most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 10352nd spot, marking a drop of 6.4 percent. However, the actual count of people bearing this surname increased by 1.5 percent, from 3066 in 2000 to 3112 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also fell by 7.89 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,729	#10,352	-6.4%
Count	3,066	3,112	1.5%
Proportion per 100k	1.14	1.05	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ottinger

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ottinger showed some changes from 2000 to 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, from 0.36 percent to 0.64 percent. Conversely, those identifying with two or more races decreased by 14.88 percent. The majority of Ottingers identified as White, although this group saw a slight decrease of 1.11 percent. The Hispanic representation grew by 64.23 percent, while Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were previously unrepresented in 2000, they made up 0.19 percent and 0.16 percent respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	95.73%	-1.11%
Hispanic	1.37%	2.25%	64.23%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.03%	-14.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.64%	77.78%
Black	0%	0.19%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.16%	0%