Find out how popular the last name Othon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Othon.

Othon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Othon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Othon in America

Othon is the 47006th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Othon surname appeared 452 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Othon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Othon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Othon

The surname Othon is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French personal name Odon or Othon, which itself is derived from the Germanic name Odo or Otto. The name was popular among the Franks and was borne by several noblemen and rulers during the Middle Ages.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Othon can be found in historical documents from the 12th and 13th centuries in the regions of Normandy and Île-de-France. One notable example is Othon de Tilly, a Norman knight who participated in the Third Crusade under King Richard I of England in the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name appears in the Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Paris, a collection of charters and documents related to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. This suggests that individuals with the surname Othon may have been associated with the cathedral or the surrounding clergy at that time.

During the 14th century, the surname Othon is recorded in the Livre des bourgeois de Reims, a register of the citizens of Reims, a city in the Champagne region of France. This indicates that the name had spread beyond its original Norman and Île-de-France roots.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Othon was Jean Othon, a French poet and composer who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was active in the court of King Charles VIII and is known for his work in the formes fixes poetic tradition.

Another prominent figure with the surname Othon was Jacques Othon, a French sculptor and architect who lived from 1564 to 1630. He worked on several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais du Luxembourg and the Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais.

In the 17th century, the Othon family produced several notable figures in the French military. Jean-Baptiste Othon, born in 1610, was a French officer who served in the Thirty Years' War and rose to the rank of Maréchal de France.

The surname Othon also has a connection to the Netherlands through Jean-Henri Othon, a Dutch-French artist who lived from 1666 to 1718. He was a painter and engraver known for his portraits and historical scenes.

Finally, it is worth mentioning Jean-Paul Othon, a French philosopher and writer who lived from 1901 to 1995. He was a prominent figure in the non-conformist literary movement and wrote numerous works exploring existentialism and the human condition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Othon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Othon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Othon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Othon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Othon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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