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    The surname Outten

    A surname, carried by 1,401 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O350

    Outten: #19,321 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Outten #19,321, 1,401 people Outten: #19,321 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Outten #19,321, 1,401 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Outten is more common than 88.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,401 people named Outten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,375 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,218.

    #19,321
    rank among US surnames
    1,401
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15%
    change since 2000 (was #20,311)

    Who is named Outten

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

    65% of people named Outten identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 31%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Outten

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Outten?
    1,401 people in the United States had the surname Outten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,375 Americans. It ranked 19,321st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Outten?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Outten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Outten getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,401 in 2010, up 15%.