Various sources indicate OUTTEN is a name belonging to one of the many Germanic Tribes. This is not particularly helpful because the Germanic or Teutonic people are so wide spread. There are three major branches of this linguistic group. East, North or Scandinavian, and West. Their languages are subdivided accourdingly. East; Gothic or Ancient German. North or Scandinavian; Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. West is divided into High and Low as follows; High: Old High German (Frankish, Bavarian), Middle High German, and German. Low; Old Saxon, Low German or Plattdeutsch, Dutch, Flemish, and Frisian as well as Anglosaxon, Middle English, and Scottish. Some of these languages are no longer spoken. Furthermore, the spellings of the name OUTTEN are as varied as the different linguistic groups themselves. It has been suggested that the current spelling is a purely American form of the name. Determining the original spelling among so many possibilities has proven to be a daunting task.
Possible origin of surname as listed in dictionary of English language
circa 450-1100 AD.
UTAN- adv.- from outside, on the outside, without.Utan landes, abroad
"outen"
Middle English form of word given in quotation marks.
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Hawton, Holten, Hooten, Hoten, Hotten, Houghten(on), Houlton, Houton, Houtten, Hutton, Olton, Otten, Oughton, Oulton, Outon, Outen, Outten, Owton (The "on" and "en" are interchangable. The "H" is often dropped as it is a mostly silent letter.)
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Will include Worcester County Maryland Marriage Records (1795-1865) OUTEN/OUTTEN, Worcester County Burial Records (1880-1972) OUTEN/OUTTEN, Worcester County 1850 Census Records- OUTEN/OUTTEN. Plus other Md., De.,& Va. records for OUTEN/OUTTEN.
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