Sonneville

Sonneville Meaning & Origin

About Sonneville
The surname Sonneville is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the words "zon" meaning "sun" and "ville" meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Sonneville can be interpreted as "town of the sun" or "settlement associated with the sun." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name either lived in or were associated with a place that had a connection to the sun.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sonneville: 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 Sonneville 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
SNFL
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0501040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AA1 N AH0 V IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/sonneville*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S514

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sonneville in Braille

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

The name Sonneville in braille

How to sign the name Sonneville using Sign Language

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

The name Sonneville in sign language

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