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UK surname

Othen

In the 1881 census there were 213 people recorded with the Othen surname, ranking it #12,328 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 341, ranked #13,425, down from #12,328 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to South Stoneham, Binsted and Chertsey. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Pembrokeshire, East Hampshire and Runnymede.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Othen is 366 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 60.1%.

1881 census count

213

Ranked #12,328

Modern count

341

2016, ranked #13,425

Peak year

1997

366 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Othen had 213 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,328 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 341 in 2016, ranked #13,425.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 344 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Othen surname distribution map

The map shows where the Othen surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Othen surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Othen over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 149 #12,967
1861 historical 123 #17,914
1881 historical 213 #12,328
1891 historical 253 #12,645
1901 historical 285 #12,063
1911 historical 344 #10,386
1997 modern 366 #11,781
1998 modern 363 #12,228
1999 modern 355 #12,478
2000 modern 354 #12,460
2001 modern 353 #12,293
2002 modern 347 #12,699
2003 modern 349 #12,435
2004 modern 342 #12,645
2005 modern 328 #12,992
2006 modern 323 #13,205
2007 modern 335 #13,001
2008 modern 352 #12,631
2009 modern 358 #12,736
2010 modern 351 #13,220
2011 modern 343 #13,277
2012 modern 342 #13,184
2013 modern 337 #13,537
2014 modern 342 #13,498
2015 modern 348 #13,221
2016 modern 341 #13,425

Geography

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Where Othens are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around South Stoneham, Binsted, Chertsey, Southampton St Mary and Farnham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Pembrokeshire, East Hampshire and Runnymede. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 South Stoneham Hampshire
2 Binsted Hampshire
3 Chertsey Surrey
4 Southampton St Mary Hampshire
5 Farnham Surrey

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Pembrokeshire 010 Pembrokeshire
2 East Hampshire 007 East Hampshire
3 East Hampshire 013 East Hampshire
4 East Hampshire 006 East Hampshire
5 Runnymede 010 Runnymede

Forenames

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First names often paired with Othen

These lists show first names that appear often with the Othen surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Othen

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Othen, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Othen surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Othen household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Othen is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Othen is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Othen falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Othen is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Othen, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Othen families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Othen surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Hampshire leads with 151 Othens recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.46x.

County Total Index
Hampshire 151 35.46x
Surrey 36 3.56x
Middlesex 12 0.58x
Somerset 3 0.90x
Sussex 3 0.86x
Derbyshire 2 0.61x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.76x
Essex 1 0.24x
Kent 1 0.14x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.36x
Royal Navy 1 4.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Binsted in Hampshire leads with 30 Othens recorded in 1881 and an index of 1851.85x.

Place Total Index
Binsted 30 1851.85x
South Stoneham 29 313.85x
Farnham 21 266.84x
Botley 18 2337.66x
Southampton St Mary 18 67.21x
Portsea 9 10.78x
Aldershot 7 49.05x
Shoreditch London 7 7.77x
Chertsey 6 91.74x
East Worldham 6 3157.89x
St Mary Extra 6 174.93x
Bentley 5 1000.00x
Croydon 4 7.12x
Hound 4 138.41x
Millbrook 4 37.28x
Odiham 4 213.90x
Bedminster 3 9.55x
Midhurst 3 260.87x
Alverstoke 2 12.98x
Bursledon 2 434.78x
St George Bloomsbury 2 16.78x
Staveley 2 34.66x
Steep 2 465.12x
Acton 1 8.21x
Basingstoke 1 20.41x
Clapham 1 3.85x
Cottenham 1 57.14x
Farlington 1 114.94x
Guildford Holy Trinity 1 51.81x
Hambledon 1 93.46x
Islington London 1 0.50x
Kingston On Thames 1 4.11x
Kirkdale 1 2.41x
Lee 1 9.72x
Leyton Low 1 11.99x
Mile End Old Town 1 3.05x
Nottingham St Mary 1 1.38x
Portsmouth 1 10.19x
Royal Navy 1 4.73x
Ryde 1 10.93x
Walton On Thames 1 21.51x
Waterloo 1 588.24x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Othen surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Elizabeth 10
Jane 9
Mary 9
Sarah 7
Ellen 6
Emily 6
Emma 6
Florence 5
Alice 4
Ann 3
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Ada 2
Barbara 2
Edith 2
Esther 2
Frances 2
Harriet 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Ruth 2
Selina 2
Amelia 1
Anne 1
Caraline 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Edeth 1
Elizb. 1
Ethel 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Mabel 1
Margeret 1
Maryan 1
Matilda 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Rosey 1
Susan 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Othen surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 13
Thomas 10
George 9
John 9
James 8
Charles 6
Samuel 5
Henry 4
Joseph 4
Alfred 3
Frederick 3
Moses 3
Frank 2
Harry 2
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Cornelius 1
Daniel 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Eli 1
Emma 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Henery 1
Leonard 1
Oliver 1
Philip 1
Robert 1
T.B. 1
Willaim 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Othen surname: questions and answers

How common was the Othen surname in 1881?

In 1881, 213 people were recorded with the Othen surname. That placed it at #12,328 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Othen surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 341 in 2016. That gives Othen a modern rank of #13,425.

What does the Othen map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Othen bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.