Otterbein Family History
Otterbein Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German oter ‘otter’ +
bein ‘bone’, ‘leg’; its precise application is unclear.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Otterbein Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Otterbein families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Otterbein families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Otterbein Family Origin
Otterbein Immigration Information
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Otterbein Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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