Ritterbush

Ritterbush Meaning & Origin

About Ritterbush
The surname Ritterbush is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Ritter," meaning "knight" in German, and "Busch," meaning "bush" or "shrub." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Ritterbush can be interpreted as "knight in the bush" or "knight of the shrub." It likely originated as a nickname or occupational name for someone who lived near or worked with shrubs or bushes, or it could have been a surname given to someone who displayed knightly qualities or had a connection to knighthood.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ritterbush: 296
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 66,754
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ritterbush 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 Ritterbush is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RTRPX
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R03061020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 T ER0 B UH0 SH
🌐 IPA
/ritterbush*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RTRPX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ritterbush in Braille

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

The name Ritterbush in braille

How to sign the name Ritterbush using Sign Language

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

The name Ritterbush in sign language

Numerology