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Multiple Origins for the Surname Otton

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The name of the Otton family is derived from the Old French personal names Odes, Otes, Odon, and Otton. These are all derived from the Old German names "Odo" and "Otto," which literally mean "riches." Occasionally, the name Otton is a local surname derived from the settlement of Ott in Belgium.

Otton Early Origins

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The surname Otton was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Otton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oates, Oats, Otes, Otis, Oaten, Otten, Oadt, Otton, Oton and many more.

Otton Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Otton research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1649 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Otton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Otton Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Otton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Otton In Ireland

Some of the Otton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 196 words (14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Greg Oates who settled in Virginia in 1637; Mary Oates settled in Virginia in 1721; George Oates settled in Savannah in 1822; Michael Oat settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1733.

Contemporary Notables of the name Otton (post 1700)

Brad Otton (b. 1972), former American college football quarterback

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Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
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