Hooton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amanda Hooton, Australian journalist Burt Hooton (born 1950), American baseball player Charles Hooton (1810–1847), English novelist and journalist Christopher Hooton, British journalist, podcaster and filmmaker Earnest Hooton (1887–1954), American anthropologist Edie Hooton, American politician Elizabeth Hooton (1600–1672), Quaker preacher Ellen Hooton, English juvenile cotton mill worker who, in 1833, gave testimony in court regarding her experiences as a child laborer Esmé Hooton (1914–1992), English poet Florence Hooton (1912–1988), English cellist Harriet Hooton (1875–1960), Australian editor and activist Harry Hooton (1908–1961), Australian poet James Hooton (born 1973), English actor Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), American astrophysicist Mott Hooton (1838–1920), American soldier Peter Hooton (born 1962), English vocalist Rex Hooton (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer Thomas Hooton Michael Dix (1908–1985), British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Zanzibar
See also Hooton (disambiguation) Hooten