Last Name OTIS

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Meaning	From 'genitive ear,' a name given from quick hearing.

Origin	Greek, Hungarian

Rank	4,338 (2000 US census)	3,244 (1990 US census)

Count	7,579 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.15%, or 5847 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
17.87%, or 1354 total occurrences, as black,
0.58%, or 44 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 41 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.68%, or 127 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.19%, or 166 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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