Explore / Old English Given name & surname · also Middle English
Outen “above”
Outen is a surname with more than one origin.
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People named Outen in the U.S. Very rare Fewer than about 30 people. Estimated from birth records for children and population records for adults.
Interest on PerfectNameFinder Not yet scored Not enough visits yet to score. Every read and save counts toward it. Meaning & origin What it means As an English surname, Outen goes back to Middle English ove, meaning “above.”
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Where it comes from As an English surname, it comes from Middle English ove.
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How it developed From Middle English ove (“above”), from Old English ufan, from Old English Ofa.
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Outen’s family of names In English usage, Outen as a surname has an alternative spelling in OOTEN. In English usage, Outen as a surname has a related form in OUGHTON. In English usage, Outen as a surname has a related form in OULTON.
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Outen Ooten Oulton Oughton Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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Nicknames & forms 2 Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1 The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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About this profile. Meanings and origins are drawn from historical dictionaries and reference works, including Wiktionary; where interpretations differ, we say so. Popularity comes from U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880–2025. Famous namesakes come from Wikidata. Related names are linked through documented relationships; likely links are labeled as such.