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

Ottman, 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 Ottman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ottman in America

Ottman is the 18018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ottman surname appeared 1,549 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ottman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ottman 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 Ottman

The surname Ottman is of German origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German personal name "Otto," which means "wealthy" or "prosperous." The name was initially used as a descriptive surname to identify individuals who were prosperous or wealthy landowners.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Ottman can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the 11th century. In this codex, a person named "Ottman von Quedlinburg" is mentioned, indicating that the name was already in use during this period.

One of the earliest notable individuals bearing the surname Ottman was Johann Ottman, a German philosopher and theologian born in 1556 in Magdeburg. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and authored several works on theology and philosophy.

Another historical figure associated with the surname Ottman was Johann Philipp Ottman, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1601 to 1682. He served as a professor of law at the University of Giessen and made significant contributions to the field of jurisprudence.

In the 18th century, Johann Ernst Ottman (1716-1786) was a renowned German painter and engraver. His works were highly regarded during his lifetime, and some of his engravings can be found in various art collections across Europe.

The name Ottman also appeared in historical records related to place names. One example is the village of Ottmannshausen, located in the state of Thuringia, Germany. This village was likely named after an early settler or landowner named Ottman.

During the 19th century, Carl Ottman (1808-1872) was a German-American architect who immigrated to the United States in the 1840s. He designed several notable buildings in New York City, including the Old First Presbyterian Church and the former New York Mercantile Library.

These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the surname Ottman. The name has a long and rich heritage, originating from the Old German personal name "Otto" and carrying connotations of wealth and prosperity.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ottman

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

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 Ottman 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 Ottman 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 Ottman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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