Origin
Otto : German Danish Swedish and Dutch; Hungarian (Ottó): from the personal name Otto a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud ōd ‘wealth prosperity’ (see also Ott). The name Otto was a hereditary name in the Saxon ruling house as well as being borne by Otto von Wittelsbach who founded the Bavarian ruling dynasty in the 11th century and the 12th-century Saint Otto of Bamberg apostle of Pomerania.
Kaiser : 1: German and Dutch: from Middle High German keiser ‘emperor’ from the Latin imperial title Caesar. This was the title borne by Holy Roman Emperors from Otto I (962) to Francis II (who relinquished the title in 1806). Later it was borne by the monarch of Bismarck's united Germany (1871–1918). It is very common as a German surname originating partly as an occupational name for a servant in the Emperor's household partly as a nickname for someone who behaved in an imperious manner and partly as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of an emperor. This surname is also found in many other European countries for example in France (Alsace and Lorraine) Belgium Denmark Hungary Poland Czechia and Slovenia (see also 3 below).2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Kaiser ‘emperor’ adopted (like Graf Herzog">Herzog etc.) because of its aristocratic connotations.3: Germanized form of Polish Slovenian and Croatian Kajzer Czech and Slovenian Kajzar or Czech Kajzr: nickname of German origin (see 1 above) often applied as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic nicknames and surnames.
Klipfel : German: from Middle High German klüpfel klöpfel klüppel ‘mallet cudgel clapper (of a bell)’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cudgels and mallets or clappers for bells or a metonymic occupational name for a butcher a stone-breaker. This name also became established in Greece by followers of King Otto of Bavarian origin.
Luckhardt : German: from the ancient Germanic female personal name Liutgard a compound of liud ‘people tribe’ + gard ‘protective enclosure yard’. Liutgard was a popular name in medieval times; among others it was the name of the daughter of emperor Otto I and the wife of Charlemagne.
Meierotto : German: most likely a variant of Meier a distinguishing nickname (due to the frequent occurrence of the surname) with the personal name Otto tacked on.
Oates : 1: English and Irish (of Norman origin): from the Old Norman French personal names Ode Odde Odes Otto Otes or Otton (ancient Germanic Audo Odo Oddo Otto) originally a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud ‘wealth prosperity’. See also Ott 2.2: Irish and Manx: adopted for Ó Cuirc or Mac Cuirc (see Quirk) a personal name based on Gaelic corc ‘heart’ by erroneous association with the Irish word coirce ‘oats’ (Manx corkey).
Ott : 1: German: from a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud ōd ‘wealth prosperity’ (see Otto and 2 below).2: English (London): from the Old Norman French personal name Ode Odde Odes Otto Otes Otton (ancient Germanic Audo Odo Oddo Otto) originally a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud ‘wealth prosperity’. Many of these names were Latinized as Odo. Odo was the name of the half-brother of the Conqueror archbishop of Bayeux who accompanied the Norman expedition to England and was rewarded with 439 confiscated manors. Compare Oates.3: Chinese: possibly from Taishanese form of the Chinese name 達 (meaning ‘eminent’) a monosyllabic personal name or part of a disyllabic personal name of some early Chinese immigrants in the US.
Otteman : Americanized form of German Ottemann: originally a distinguishing name for a son of Otto later also a pet form and denoting a follower hence an occupational name meaning ‘servant of Otto’ (see Otto).
Otten : 1: English (London of Norman origin): variant of Otton from the Norman French personal name Otton oblique case form of Otto ancient Germanic Oddo Odo Audo. Compare Ott Oates.2: North German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Otto.
Ottolangui : from Ettlingen in Baden-Württemberg Germany. Ottolangui is a folk italianization of the German place-name altered to resemble Italian otto ‘eight’ + lingue ‘tongues’. The name was taken to northern Italy in particular Piedmont and Lombardy by Jewish refugees in the 16th century.
Stradling : English: habitational name from Strättlingen near Thun in Switzerland. The English landed family bearing this name with a seat at Saint Donats (Glamorgan) traces its origins to John de Estratlinges (died c. 1293) who came to England from Switzerland with Otto de Grandison Edward I's companion-in-arms.
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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England
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