Gettens

Gettens Meaning & Origin

About Gettens
The surname Gettens is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Gytta" or "Gitta," which was a short form of various compound names beginning with "Gēat" or "Gēot," meaning "gate" or "opening." The surname Gettens therefore signifies "son of Gytta" or "descendant of Gytta." It is a patronymic surname, indicating a family's ancestral connection to an individual named Gytta.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Gettens: 117
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 142,108
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gettens 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
KTNS
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G03052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G EH1 T AH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/gettens*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G352

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gettens in Braille

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

The name Gettens in braille

How to sign the name Gettens using Sign Language

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

The name Gettens in sign language

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