Outen

See also: outen

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, topographic surname from Middle English ove (“above”) (from Old English ufan) + toun (“village, town”). Also a variant of Oulton, Oughton (itself from Old English Ofa + tun).
• As a Dutch surname, variant spelling of Ooten.

Proper noun

Outen (plural Outens)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Outen is the 20125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1327 individuals. Outen is most common among White (61.27%) and Black/African American (34.89%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• toune