Deweese

Deweese Meaning & Origin

About Deweese
The surname Deweese is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Dewi," which is the Welsh form of David. The name Deweese means "son of Dewi" or "descendant of Dewi." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Dewi.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Deweese: 6,095
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5,686
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.07

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

Ranking information for the surname Deweese is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D UW1 IY0 Z
🌐 IPA
/duiz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Deweese in Braille

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

The name Deweese in braille

How to sign the name Deweese using Sign Language

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

The name Deweese in sign language

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