Find out how popular the last name Ooten is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ooten.

Ooten, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ooten surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ooten in America

Ooten is the 23978th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ooten surname appeared 1,052 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ooten.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ooten to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ooten

The surname Ooten is of English origin, emerging in the 13th century in the county of Kent. It is derived from the Old English word "oten," meaning oats. This suggests the name may have been an occupational name for a grower or seller of oats.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Kent from 1273, where it appears as "Oten." The Hundred Rolls were administrative records of landowners in medieval England.

By the 14th century, the name had evolved into its more modern spelling of "Ooten." In the Poll Tax Returns of 1379, a Richard Ooten is listed as residing in the village of Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.

The Ooten name continued to be concentrated in Kent and the surrounding areas throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. One notable bearer was John Ooten (1535-1623), a wealthy landowner and Member of Parliament for Canterbury in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name spread to other parts of England, including London. Thomas Ooten (1608-1685) was a successful merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers in the city.

As the British Empire expanded, the Ooten name traveled to various colonies and territories. William Ooten (1749-1819) was a British soldier who served in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario).

Another prominent figure was Sir Charles Ooten (1810-1892), an English naval officer and explorer who led expeditions to the Arctic and Pacific regions in the mid-19th century.

In the 20th century, one of the most well-known bearers of the Ooten name was Reginald Ooten (1920-1995), a British writer and playwright whose works often explored themes of social class and identity.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ooten

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ooten.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ooten was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ooten has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ooten was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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