Wootton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wootton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wootton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 459
Coal Miner 41
Agricultural Labourer 35
General Labourer 27
Living On Own Means 22
Dress Maker 21
General Servant Domestic 20
Domestic Servant 19
Living On Her Own Means 16
General Servant 13
Farmer 12
Laundress 12
Clerk 12
Labourer 12
Grocer 12
Carpenter 10
Blacksmith 10
Errand Boy 10
House Keeper 9
Butcher 9
Tailor 8
Brick Layer 7
General Domestic Servant 7
House Painter 7
Potter 7

Wootton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wootton 100% 20,901
2 Watton 71% 14,124
3 Wotton 86% 7,436
4 Witton 71% 5,946
5 Wetton 71% 5,505
6 Wooton 86% 4,919
7 Wootten 86% 4,690
8 Witten 57% 1,679
9 Wooten 71% 1,150
10 Watten 57% 430
11 Wotten 71% 294
12 Wetten 57% 143
13 Wattin 57% 134

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The surname Wootton is the most popular version of all its varients

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