Altwies

Altwies Meaning & Origin

About Altwies
The surname Altwies is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "alt," meaning old, and "wies," meaning meadow. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Altwies can be interpreted as "old meadow" or "ancient meadow." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or owned an old or ancient meadow.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Altwies: 147
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 118,185
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Altwies 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
ALTS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A4302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AO1 L T W AY2 Z
🌐 IPA
/altwies*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A432

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Altwies in Braille

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

The name Altwies in braille

How to sign the name Altwies using Sign Language

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

The name Altwies in sign language

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