Ooten

== English == === Etymology === Variant spelling of Dutch Uten, perhaps ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā (“outside of”), similar to Outen. === Proper noun === Ooten (plural Ootens) A surname from Dutch. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ooten is the 23978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1052 individuals. Ooten is most common among White (89.62%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ooten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.