Wootton

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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). [1]
    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). [2]
    6. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4701). [3]
    7. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4319). [4]
    8. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1045). [5]
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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

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