Rittweger

Rittweger Meaning & Origin

About Rittweger
The surname Rittweger is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "ritter," meaning "knight," and "weger," meaning "way" or "path." Therefore, the surname Rittweger can be interpreted as "knight's way" or "knight's path." It likely originated as a occupational name for someone who worked as a knight or had a connection to knighthood.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rittweger: 129
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 131,379
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rittweger 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
RTJR
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R030206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 T G Y UW2 ER0
🌐 IPA
/rittweger*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RTJR', 'RTKR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R326

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rittweger in Braille

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

The name Rittweger in braille

How to sign the name Rittweger using Sign Language

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

The name Rittweger in sign language

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