Wootten Surname

118,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wootten Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wootton': (1) a parish in Bedfordshire; (2) a parish in Berkshire, near Abingdon; also parishes in Kent, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Southamptonshire, Staffordshire, &c, besides many hamlets and manors scattered over the country; also Wotton, a parish in Surrey No doubt the origin is Wood-town,' the enclosure in the wood.

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Wootten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9401:186,83518,574
England1,2391:44,9705,672
Australia3091:87,36510,087
Canada1411:261,31624,674
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Wales511:60,6775,433
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7051:34,5754,532
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9251:54,2906,097

Wootten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wootton': (1) a parish in Bedfordshire; (2) a parish in Berkshire, near Abingdon; also parishes in Kent, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Southamptonshire, Staffordshire, &c, besides many hamlets and manors scattered over the country; also Wotton, a parish in Surrey No doubt the origin is Wood-town,' the enclosure in the wood.' This would at once explain the frequency of its occurrence as a place-name.

Robert de Wottone, Devon, Henry III Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Fredeshet de Wottone, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Wodeton, London, ibid.

Thomas de Wodeton, Devon, ibid.

John de Wodeton or John de Wutton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1670. John Hill and Mary Wootton: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1667. George Wotton and Bin. Baghaw: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Wootton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wootton (homestead in, or by a wood), the name of many places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Besides parishes in many counties, there are innumerable manors, hamlets, and single houses in England so called. The word is Anglo-Saxon, and signifies the woody enclosure.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wootton is the name of a Bedfordshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wootten Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wootten Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wootten has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wootten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wootten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,379th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,876,299 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wootten live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wootten is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 186,835. In The United States Wootten is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Delaware, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Wootten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wootten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wootten last name increased 210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 2,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wootten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wootten last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wootten surname are 19.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Wootten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 551.74% more than the national average, earning R 1,548,790 per year; in United States they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $46,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $58,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wootteen930/
Wooten9241,443/
Wotten92274/
Woottn920/
Bootten86135/
Whooten8658/
Wooteen866/
Woothen862/
Wotthen861/
Woodten861/
Whotten861/
Woottin861/
Woutten860/
Woten83429/
Wootn831/
Botten772,265/
Booten77683/
Watten77243/
Woiten7720/
Wootin779/
Wouten778/
Wootem777/
Wojten777/
Wootne776/
Wothen774/
Wodten774/
Woeten774/
Woyten774/
Wuoten771/
Votten771/
Wottin771/
Whoten770/
Woostn770/
Wotn731/
Boutten7175/
Wattien7135/
Wustten7113/
Woittin7112/
Botteen719/
Wattaen717/
Wuitten712/
Wautten712/
Watthen711/
Voosten711/
Bootenn711/
Waatten710/
Wooting710/
Whatten710/
Watteen710/
Boten67394/
Watthaen67146/
Waten67137/
Wotin6741/
Wattenne6716/
Uoten674/
Wotem671/
D'Botten671/
Bottn671/
Wuten671/
Bootn671/
Whattaen671/
Voten670/

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