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The ancient history of the Hooten name begins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the family resided in the settlement of Hooton, which is near Chester in Cheshire. The surname Hooten belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
"This place, in the Domesday Book, is included in the possessions of Richard de Vernon, the Norman Baron of Shipbrook, under whom it was held by a family named Hotone." 1
The surname Hooten was first found in Cheshire where the place name mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hotone, under the ownership of Richard de Vernon, the Norman Baron of Shipbrook.2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hooten research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1672 are included under the topic Early Hooten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Hooten include Hooton, Hootton, Hooten, Hootten and others.
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hooten Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Hooten is the 5,818th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Hooten or a variant listed above: