How rare is the last name Otis?

7,160 people in the United States have the last name Otis, about 1 in 41,746. It ranks #4,789 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

OTIS

#4,789

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,160
About
1 in 41,746
This common or more
58%
Who bears it

Of the 7,160 people with the last name Otis, 71.8% reported their origin as White, 18.5% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Otis

1 other last name also has 7,160 people.

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Otis, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Otis ranks #1,537 of 53,615, with 21,414 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 1,056 births. See Otis as a first name

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