Otter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Otter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Otter family

Profession Census Frequency
School 70
Private Means 12
Quarryman (stone) 10
Farm Labourer 9
General Labourer 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8
Stone Quarryman 7
Dressmaker 6
Labourer 5
General Servant (domestic) 4
Carter 3
Housekeeper 3
Farmer 3
None 3
Scholar 3
Clerk 3
At Home 3
Stone Quarrier 3
Blacksmiths Striker 2
Cook (domestic) 2
Engineers Labourer 2
Bricklayer 2
Farmer's Son Working On Farm 2
Foreman 2
No Occupation (private Means) 2

Otter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Otter 100% 5,578
2 Atter 80% 2,259
3 Attree 50% 2,242
4 Tutor 40% 389
5 Itter 80% 246
6 Teetor 33% 149
7 Ottoer 83% 120
8 Tuter 60% 117

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The surname Otter is the most popular version of all its varients

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