Explore the Family Name Ooten

The meaning of Ooten

Dutch: variant of Outten.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Ooten in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Ooten" has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 59,453rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 23,978th spot, marking a change of around 59.67%. The count of individuals with this last name also escalated from 318 in 2000 to 1052 in 2010, a substantial growth of about 230.82%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Ooten per 100,000 increased from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010, reflecting an impressive 200% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,453	#23,978	59.67%
Count	318	1,052	230.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.36	200%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ooten

The ethnic identity associated with the Ooten surname has also experienced some changes over the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of those with the Ooten surname identified as White (88.99%), followed by Black (9.43%). However, by 2010, while the percentage of Whites increased slightly to 89.92%, there was a notable decline in those who identified as Black, dropping to 6.18%. Interestingly, the census data for 2010 also saw new appearances of other ethnic identities. There was now a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.48%), Hispanic (1.33%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.95%) and those claiming two or more races (1.14%). The data for these groups was suppressed in 2000 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.99%	89.92%	1.05%
Black	9.43%	6.18%	-34.46%
Hispanic	0%	1.33%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.14%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.48%	0%