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Wooten Family History

Wooten Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English wid(u) wudu ‘wood’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’ such as Wootton in Northamptonshire or Oxfordshire.

Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, Wotton in Surrey, and Wotton under Edge in Gloucestershire are also examples of such places.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Wooten families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wooten family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wooten families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 55 Wooten families living in Northamptonshire. This was about 32% of all the recorded Wooten's in United Kingdom. Northamptonshire had the highest population of Wooten families in 1891.
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What did your Wooten ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Wooten. 93% of Wooten women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    93%
  • Private Means
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Wooten. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 22,000 military records available for the last name Wooten. For the veterans among your Wooten ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wooten lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Wooten life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Wooten in 1940 was 36, and 73 in 2004.

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