Altenhofen

Altenhofen Meaning & Origin

About Altenhofen
The surname Altenhofen is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "alten," meaning "old" or "elder," and "hofen," meaning "farm" or "court." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Altenhofen can be interpreted as "old farm" or "elder's farm." It likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, referring to someone who lived or worked on an old or ancestral farm.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Altenhofen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Altenhofen: 467
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 45,740
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Altenhofen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALTNFN
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A43050105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE1 L T IH0 N HH AH0 F AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈæltɪnhəfən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALTNFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A435

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Altenhofen in Braille

Here's how to represent Altenhofen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Altenhofen in braille

How to sign the name Altenhofen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Altenhofen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Altenhofen in sign language

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