Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
OTTER
There are approximately 1,525 people named Otter in the UK. That makes it the 5,464th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 24 are named Otter.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
OtherOtar
Oteri
Otero
Oetter
Oter
Oater
Oteer
Oatter
Otere
Oatyer
O'Tier
Otera
Otarr
Otare
Oatero
Oaters
Otair
Oterro
O'Tery
Oteraa
Oteres
O'Tero
Oterri
Oteroe
The Otter surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Oitir, Gaelic, a low promontory jutting into the sea, a shoal.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
OTTER. A Scandinavian personal name of great antiquity, and common application. It is variously spelt Otter, Ohter, Other, Othyr, Ottyr, Oter, and in Domesday
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.