Totten

English

Etymology

Possibly from a diminutive of the nickname totte (“simpleton, fool”).

Proper noun

Totten (plural Tottens)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Totten is the 5125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6828 individuals. Totten is most common among White (80.17%) and Black/African American (13.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Totten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.