The Hooten surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,751 people carried this name — #7,048 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,508 in 2000.

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In print

Hooten in American newspapers,
1915–1923.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Hooten
Evening Star 1923-07-19
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Hooten
The Freeman 1915-09-18
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Hooten
The Birmingham Age-herald 1919-04-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,610 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hooten in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

1,480 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hooten. The most, 472, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 546
New South Wales 468
Queensland 255
Victoria 165
South Australia 30
ACT (Canberra) 7
Tasmania 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hooten.

Who carried it

People named Hooten,
with a public archive behind them.

  • A. H. Blackiston 1877–1953

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hooten,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States239 records

239 records of the Hooten name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 162
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 18
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry S. Hooten

    Born 1918 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Forrest; waiter from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hermann Hooten

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Stella from Bremen, aged 38; farmer. From Oldenburg, Germany; bound for Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jimmy B. Hooten

    U.S. Army veteran of the Gulf War. Born 1969, died 1999; buried at City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 239 records for Hooten in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Hooten name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Hooten

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Marquis of Huntley, arriving 1830; ticket of leave 1834. Native of Newark.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry Hooten

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Norseman, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Hooten

    Sailed from Victoria in 1879 aboard the Chimborazo, bound for Sydney, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hooten in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Hooten name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Aaltje Hooten

    Buried in 1780 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Vrouw Hooten

    Buried in 1622 in Oosterhout.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Hooten

    In the population register of Wormer; born 1843.

    Open Archives, Waterlands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hooten in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France6 records

6 records of the Hooten name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Israel Hooten

    Born 1922 in Lyon (Rhône); died 1981 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Renee Hooten

    Born 1903 in Lille (Nord); died 1991 in Tremblay-en-France (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roger Robert Hooten

    Born 1943 in Lille; died 1992 in Dunkerque (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hooten in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Hooten name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Howard Hooten

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record John W. Hooten

    Born 1872 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hooten in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Hooten name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Louis Joseph Hooten

    Died 1976, aged 48; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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