About Vanhooten
The surname Vanhooten is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Hooten, which is a variant of the name Houten. The name Houten itself is derived from the Dutch word "hout," meaning "wood." Therefore, the surname Vanhooten can be interpreted to mean "from Hooten" or "from the place of the woods." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer of the name either lived near a wooded area or hailed from a place named Hooten or Houten.
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The surname Vanhooten is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Vanhooten based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Vanhooten in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Vanhooten using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.