Wootton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Whotton, Wootan, Wooten, Wooton

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Wootton (countable and uncountable, plural Woottons)

1. (uncountable) Any of numerous villages in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0045).
   2. A hamlet in New Milton parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ2398).
   3. A village in Wootton Bridge parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5392).
   4. A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2246).
   5. A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA0816).
   6. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4701).
   7. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4319).
   8. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1045).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Denton with Wootton
• Leek Wootton
• Wootton Bassett
• Wootton Bridge
• Wootton Broadmead
• Wootton Fitzpaine
• Wootton Rivers
• Wootton St Lawrence
• Wootton Wawen

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wootton is the 13616^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2225 individuals. Wootton is most common among White (92.04%) individuals.

Further reading

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