Plattenburg

Plattenburg Meaning & Origin

About Plattenburg
The surname Plattenburg is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Platte," meaning "plate" or "flat," and "Burg," meaning "castle" or "fortress." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Plattenburg can be interpreted as "flat castle" or "plate fortress." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a castle or fortress with a flat or plate-like structure.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Plattenburg: 183
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 98982
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Plattenburg 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
PLTNPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P403051062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P L AE1 T AH0 N B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/plattenburg*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLTNPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P435

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Plattenburg in Braille

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

The name Plattenburg in braille

How to sign the name Plattenburg using Sign Language

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

The name Plattenburg in sign language

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