An English surname, Wooten comes from the Old English terms ‘wudu’ and ‘tun’ which refer to a wooden enclosure. The spelling variations for Wooten include Wootten, Wooton and Wootton. In England the scattering of those with the Wooten name live primarily in Northamptonshire, the city of London, Hampshire, Staffordshire, Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Somerset and Warwickshire. Within the United States the Wooten family name was primarily located originally in the southern states. The locations for Wooten families included North and south Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky. Famous: Tito Wooten (professional football player), Roy Wilfred Wooten (composer, musician - percussionist), Mike Wooten (professional football player), Brian Wooten (musician - guitar), Ron Wooten (professional football player), Victor Wooten (music producer, composer, musician - bass), Gene Wooten (musician - multi-instrumentalist), John Wooten (professional football player) and Shawn Wooten (professional baseball player).