Ott
Ott is a common family name, especially in southern Germany and Austria.
origin of the name
The family name Ott is derived from Old High German 'ōd' meaning possession and is a short form commonly used in Upper German for the old German personal name Ottokar or Otto , which was particularly important in the Middle Ages as an emperor's name.
Frequency and variants in Germany
- Ott (38456)
- Otto (55104)
- Ottmann (708)
- Otto Man (32)
Two breweries also bear the name Ott.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Ott (medic, 1835) (1835–1920), Czech internist and balneologist
- Adolf Ott (writer) (1842–1918), German writer
- Adolf Ott (priest) (1869–1926), German priest and official
- Adolf Ott (architect) (1890–1960), German architect
- Adolf Ott (physician, 1898) (1898–1981), Swiss pulmonologist
- Adolf Ott (SS member) (1904–1973), German SS Obersturmbannführer
- Adolf Ott (dentist) (1906–1960), Swiss dentist and university professor
- Albert Ott (1847–1895), German entrepreneur and company founder ( Ott Hydromet )
- Albrecht Ott (* before 1964), German biophysicist and university professor
- Alexander Ott (1908–1978), German writer
- Alfred Ott (* 1934), German football referee
- Alfred Eugen Ott (1929–1994), German economist
- Alice Sara Ott (* 1988), German-Japanese pianist
- Andrea Ott (* 1949), German translator
- Andreas Ott (ice hockey player) (* 1969), German ice hockey player and coach
- Andreas C. Ott (1875–1934), Swiss Romanist, Medievalist and university professor
- Angelika Ott (* 1942), German-Austrian actress
- Anton Ott (1912-2001), German politician (CSU)
- Arnold Ott (1840–1910), Swiss doctor and poet
- August Ott (1861–1930), German architect
B.
- Barbara Ott (* 1983), German film director and screenwriter
- Bernd Ott (* 1949), German technology educator
- Bernhard Ott (theologian) (* 1952), Swiss theologian
- Bernhard Ott (conductor) (* 1969), Austrian conductor
C.
- Carl Schauenberg-Ott (1833–1916), Swiss businessman, publisher and local chronicler from Zofingen
- Carlos Ott (* 1946), Canadian-Uruguayan architect
- Christian Ott (economist) (* 1982), German economist and university professor
- Christian David Ott (* 1977), German astrophysicist
- Christine Ott (* 1963), French musician and composer
- Christine Ott (literary scholar) (* 1972), German-Italian literary scholar and university professor
- Christoph Ott (Jesuit) (1612–1684), German Jesuit and author
- Christoph Ott (film producer) (* 1959), German film producer and film distributor
- Claudia Ott (* 1968), German Arabist, translator and musician
- Claus Ott (* 1937), German lawyer
D.
- Daniel Ott (composer) (* 1960), Swiss composer
- Daniel Ott (poker player) (* 1990 or 1991), American poker player
- Diamond Ott , football player for American Samoa
E.
- Edgar Ott (1929–1994), German actor and voice actor
- Edward Ott (* 1941), American physicist
- Elfriede Ott (1925–2019), Austrian actress, singer and director
- Emil von Ott (1845–1924), Bohemian-Austrian law scholar and university professor
- Emil Ott (chemist, 1877) (1877–1962), Swiss engineer, chemist and university professor
- Emil Ott (chemist, 1902) (1902–1963), American chemist of Swiss origin ( Cellulose Man )
- Emma Ott (1907–2011), Swiss nurse
- Erhard Ott (* 1953), German trade unionist
- Erich Ott (medalist) (* 1944), German sculptor and medalist
- Erich Ott (sociologist) (* 1945), German sociologist, political scientist and university professor
- Ernst Ott (publisher) (1893–1962), founder of the Ott publishing house in Thun, Switzerland
- Ernst Ott (entrepreneur) (1912–1987), German entrepreneur
- Ernst Ott (psychologist) (1926–1990), German teacher, learning psychologist and author
- Ernst Hermann Ott (* 1935), German educationalist
- Erwin Ott (chemist) (1886–1977), German chemist and university professor
- Erwin Ott (1892–1947), Moravian teacher and writer
- Eugen Ott (major general) (1889–1977), German major general and diplomat
- Eugen Ott (General of the Infantry) (1890–1966), German General of the Infantry
F.
- Franz Ott (1910–1998), German politician
- Franz Hermann Ott III. (1958), German-Irish architect
- Franz Karl Wendelin Ott II (1929–1999), German architect
- Fred Ott (1860–1936), American contributor to Thomas Edison and actor
- Fridolin Ott (1775–1849), Swiss miniature portrait painter
- Friederike Ott (* 1983), German theater and film actress
- Friedrich Ott (1857–1928), German pharmacist
- Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860–1956), German science organizer
- Friedrich Salomon Ott (1813–1871), Swiss lawyer and legal historian
- Fritz Ott (1931–2015), Swiss physician and university professor
G
- Gautier Ott (* 2002), French football player
- Georg Ott (1811–1885), Catholic theologian and writer
- Gerhard Ott (1929–2001), German surgeon
- Gerhard Schmid-Ott (* 1956), German psychosomaticist and university professor
- Gottlieb Ott (1832–1882), Swiss building contractor
- Günter Ott (actor) , German actor
- Günter Ott (entrepreneur) (* 1938), German entrepreneur and company founder
- Günther Ott (art historian) (1915–2013), Transylvanian-German art historian and journalist
- Günther Ott (aviation historian) (* 1945), German aviation historian
- Gustav Ott (politician) (1837–1923), German district administrator and member of the Bavarian state parliament
- Gustav Ott (artist) (* 1939), German sculptor and painter
- Gustav Heinrich Ott-Däniker (1829–1912), Swiss painter
H
- Hanns Ott (1931–2008), German teacher and founding president of the Kempten University of Applied Sciences (1978–94)
- Hanns Herbert Ott (1920–2000), Swiss mechanical engineer and university professor
- Hans Ott (publisher) (also Johann Ott ; † 1546), German music publisher
- Hans Ott (entrepreneur) (1873–1952), Swiss entrepreneur
- Hans Ott (ice hockey player) (* 1930), Swiss ice hockey player
- Hans Meier-Ott (1920–2008), Swiss entrepreneur and politician (CVP)
- Hans-Dietrich Schmidt-Ott (1905-2004), German physicist and engineer
- Hans Caspar Ott (politician) (1715–1790), Swiss businessman and politician
- Hans Caspar Ott (businessman, 1768) (1768–1854), Swiss businessman
- Hans H. Ott (1918– ??), German internist and university professor
- Hans Heinrich Ott (1661–1722), Swiss politician, mayor of Schaffhausen
- Hans Helge Ott (* 1951), German radio play director, author and speaker
- Hans Jakob Ott (1715–1769), Swiss businessman, politician and composer
- Hans Rudolf Ott (artist) (1876–1958), Swiss painter, graphic artist and photographer
- Hans Rudolf Ott (physicist) (* 1940), Swiss physicist
- Harry Ott (1933–2005), German politician and diplomat
- Heinrich Ott (politician) (1893–1975), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Heinrich Ott (physicist) (1894–1962), German physicist and university professor
- Heinrich Ott (theologian) (1929–2013), Swiss theologian and politician (SP)
- Heinrich Ott (bobsleigh driver) , Swiss bobsleigh driver
- Herbert Ott (1928–1972), German politician (LDPD)
- Hermann Ott (politician) (1870–1934), German politician (center)
- Hermann Ott (medic) (1880 – after 1941), German general staff doctor
- Hermann Ott (entrepreneur) (1881–1964), German entrepreneur, see Ott-Jakob Spanntechnik
- Hermann Ott (1895–1977) , German governor and senior district director
- Hermann E. Ott (* 1961), German climate researcher and politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Holger Ott (* 1969), German physicist and university professor
- Horace Ott (* 1933), American musician, arranger, composer and producer
- Howard F. Ott (1914-2005), American inventor
- Hugo Ott (* 1931), German economic historian
I.
- Inge Ott (* 1922), German author
- Irene Schmale-Ott (1916–2010), German art historian
- Isaac Ott (1847-1916), American physiologist
J
- Jakob Ott (painter) (1865–1936), Swiss painter and flat painter
- Jakob Ott (architect) (1898–1984), Swiss architect
- Jochen Ott (* 1974), German politician
- Johann Ott (medic) († 1520), German medic
- Johann Caspar Ott (bailiff) (1780–1856), Swiss bailiff and author
- Johann Caspar Ott (patrician) (1802–1880), Swiss patrician
- Johann Christian Ott (1818–1878), Swiss poet and manager
- Johann Franz Ott (1907–1990), German teacher and local researcher
- Johann Friedrich Ott , German book printer
- Johann Georg Ott (1781–1808), Swiss painter
- Johann Heinrich Ott (theologian, 1617) (also Hans Heinrich Ott ; 1617–1682), Swiss theologian and university professor
- Johann Heinrich Ott (politician) (1719–1796), Swiss politician
- Johann Heinrich Ott (theologian, 1744) (1744–1801), German theologian and clergyman
- Johann Jakob Ott (also Hans Jakob Ott ; 1715–1769), Swiss composer, businessman and politician
- Johann Karl Ott (1846–1917), German engineer and architect
- Johann Nepomuk Ott (1804–1870), German painter
- Johannes Ott (pastor) (1657–1724), Swiss pastor and teacher
- Johannes Ott (film architect) (1919–1995), German film architect
- Jörg Ott (* 1942), Austrian marine biologist
- Jörg Ott (computer scientist) (* 1969), German computer scientist and university professor
- Josef Ott (publisher) , German bookseller and publisher
- Josef Ott (politician) (1883–1978), German politician (CDU)
- Josef Friedrich von Ott (1817–1899), Austrian administrative lawyer
- Josef Mathias Ott (1735–1791), German painter and art teacher
- Joseph Ott (composer, 1758) (1758 – around 1800), German composer, choir director and musician
- Joseph Ott (industrialist) (1852–1902), German industrialist and smelter from the Saarland
- Joseph Ott (composer, 1929) (1929–1990), American composer
- Joseph Marzellin Ott (1748–1805), German composer, see Laurentius Justinianus Ott
- Julius Ott (1861–1934), Swiss building contractor
- Justus Ott (1885–1958), German actor
K
- Kai Schmidt-Ott (* 1972), German molecular medicine specialist and university professor
- Karin Ott (* 1945), Swiss singer (soprano)
- Karl von Ott (1835–1904), Moravian-Austrian structural engineer, construction mechanic and university professor
- Karl Ott (district director) (around 1843–1923), German administrative officer
- Karl Ott (pedagogue) (1873–1952), German pedagogue and politician
- Karl Ott (District Administrator) , German District Administrator
- Karl Ott (medalist) , German medalist
- Karl Ott (politician) (1891–1977), German lawyer and politician (GB / BHE)
- Karl Ott (engineer) (1925–2015), German engineer and nuclear physicist
- Karl Ott (soccer player) (* 1975), Austrian soccer player
- Karl Ott von Bátorkéz (1738–1809), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Karl August Ott (1921–1991), German Romanist
- Karl-Heinz Ott (* 1957), German writer
- Kerstin Ott (* 1982), German singer, songwriter and DJ
- Klaus Müller-Ott (* 1953), German doctor and sports official
- Klaus Ott (* 1959), German journalist
- Klaus-Dieter Ott (* 1952), German boxer
- Konrad Ott (* 1959), German philosopher
- Kurt Ott (1912–2001), Swiss racing cyclist
L.
- Laurentius Justinianus Ott (also Joseph Marzellin Ott ; 1748–1805), German composer
- Liis Ott (* 1990), Estonian soccer player
- Ludwig Ott (entrepreneur) (1883–1946), German engineer, hydraulic engineer and entrepreneur
- Ludwig Ott (1906–1985), German theologian and medievalist
- Lukas Ott (* 1966), Swiss politician
M.
- Manuel Ott (* 1992), German-Filipino soccer player
- Martha Ott (1923–2007), German entrepreneur
- Martin Ott (1883–1957), German architect, see Gebrüder Ott
- Martin Ott (handball player) ( Tinli ; * 1957), Swiss handball goalkeeper
- Martin Ott (theologian) (* 1957), German theologian and ethnologist
- Martin Ott (historian) (* 1967/1968), German historian and university professor
- Martin Ott (manager) , German manager
- Max Ott (1855–1941), Austrian politician
- Mel Ott (1909-1958), American baseball player
- Michael Ott von Echterdingen (around 1479–1532), General and Feldzeugmeister
- Michael Ott (Benedictine) (1870–1948), German-American Benedictine abbot
- Michael Ott (literary scholar) (* 1964), German literary scholar
- Michael Ott (soccer player) (* 1973), Austrian soccer player
- Michael Ott (athlete) (* 1982), Swiss marathon runner
- Michaela Ott (* 1955), German philosopher, film and cultural scientist
- Mike Ott (* 1995), Filipino soccer player
- Mirjam Ott (* 1972), Swiss curler
- Mona Asuka Ott (* 1991), German pianist
N
- Nathan Ott (* 1989), German jazz musician
- Nicolaus Ott , German graphic designer, see Ott and Stein
- Niko Ott (* 1945), German rower
- Norbert Ott (* 1942), German Germanist, mediaevalist and university professor
P
- Patricia Ott (* 1960), German hockey player
- Patrick Ott (* 1967), German politician (CSU, FDP)
- Paul Ott (organ builder) (1903–1991), German organ builder
- Paul Ott (writer) (* 1955), Swiss writer
- Paul Ott (photographer) (* 1965), Austrian architectural photographer
- Peter Ott (sculptor) (* 1944), Swiss sculptor and civil engineer
- Peter Ott (* 1966), German filmmaker
- Peterpaul Ott (1895–1992), American sculptor of Bohemian-Austrian origin
- Philip Ott (1861–1947), German chemist
- Philipp Ott (painter) (1814–1874), German painter
- Philipp Ott (* 1985), German opera singer (tenor)
- Pietro Ott (* 1931), Swiss painter and sculptor
R.
- Rainer KG Ott (1945–1995), German journalist, author and director
- Ramin Ott (* 1986), football player for American Samoa
- Reinhard Ott (* 1947), German marathon runner
- Richard Ott (pedagogue) (1908–1974), German reform pedagogue and artist
- Richard Ott (priest) (1928–2008), German religious priest and philologist
- Robert Ott (* 1965), Canadian university professor
- Rolf Ott (* 1947), Swiss naturopath and academy founder
- Rudi Ott (* 1942), German Catholic theologian, religious educator and university teacher
- Rudolf Ott (1900–1970), Swiss village butcher in Turbenthal and politician
- Rudolf Ott (entrepreneur) (1915–2012), German entrepreneur
S.
- Sabrina Ott (* 1997), Swiss floorball player
- Sascha Ott (lawyer) (* 1965), German lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Sascha Ott (journalist) (* 1971), German journalist and moderator
- Selina Ott (* 1998), Austrian trumpeter
- Simone Rosa Ott (* 1970), German actress
- Stanley Joseph Ott (1927–1992), American clergyman, Bishop of Baton Rouge
- Steve Ott (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
T
- Theodor Ott (1879–1968), German landscape architect
- Theodor Ott von Ottenkampf (1831–1903), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Théodore Ott (1909–1991), Swiss brain researcher
- Thomas Ott (music teacher) (* 1945), German music teacher and university professor
- Thomas Ott (comic artist) (* 1966), Swiss comic artist
- Thomas Ott (geographer) (* 1966), German geographer
- Thorsten Ott (* 1973), German soccer player
U
- Ulrich Ott (librarian) (* 1939), German librarian and archivist
- Ulrich Ott (journalist) (* 1960), German journalist and manager
- Ulrich Ott (General) (* 1963), German general
- Ulrich Ott (psychologist) (* 1965), German psychologist and meditation researcher
V
- Victor Rudolf Ott (1914–1986), German-Swiss rheumatologist
W.
- Walter Ott (politician) (1904–1960), German politician (FDP / DVP), MdL
- Walter Ott (1928–2014), German homeland researcher
- Walter Ott (lawyer) (* 1942), Swiss lawyer and university lecturer
- Walther Ott (1911-2010), American animal nutrition physiologist and poultry expert
- Werner Ott (* 1940), German environmental officer
- Wilhelm Ott (1886–1969), German politician, Lord Mayor of Augsburg
- Wilhelm Ott (theologian) (* 1938), German theologian
- Wilhelm Ott (local history researcher) (* 1947), German local history researcher
- Willi Ott ( Wilhelm Josef Ott ; 1926–2014), German entrepreneur
- Wolfgang Ott (forester) (1903–1981), German forester
- Wolfgang Ott (writer) (1923–2013), German author
- Wolfgang Ott (chess player) (* 1943), German chess player
- Wolfgang Ott (museum director) (* 1950), German art historian and museum director
- Wolfgang Ott (criminal) (* 1957), Austrian criminal
- Wolfgang Ott (soccer player) (* 1974), Austrian soccer player
Y
- Yvonne Ott (* 1963), German lawyer and judge