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    The surname Outen

    A Dutch place surname, carried by 1,327 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O350

    Outen: #20,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Outen #20,125, 1,327 people Outen: #20,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Outen #20,125, 1,327 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Outen is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    Dutch origin

    * 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.

    Outen is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,327 people named Outen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,195.

    #20,125
    rank among US surnames
    1,327
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11%
    change since 2000 (was #20,599)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,116Degenhardt1,328232,489
    #20,125Epting1,327232,664

    Who is named Outen

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    61% of people named Outen identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 35%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Outens

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Savannah Outen
      American singer, born 1992

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Outen

    Outen has the Soundex code O350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O350.

    Other Dutch surnames

    All 167 Dutch surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Outen come from?
    * 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.
    How common is the surname Outen?
    1,327 people in the United States had the surname Outen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. It ranked 20,125th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Outen?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Outen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Outen?
    Savannah Outen, American singer.
    Where is the surname Outen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Outen in the United States.
    What type of surname is Outen?
    Outen is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Outen getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,327 in 2010, up 11%.