Sutphen

Sutphen Meaning & Origin

About Sutphen
The surname Sutphen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "sud" meaning "south" and "ven" meaning "fen" or "marsh." Therefore, the name Sutphen can be interpreted to mean "from the southern marsh" or "dweller near the southern fen." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived or worked in a southern marshy area in the Netherlands.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sutphen: 923
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 26,451
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.31

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sutphen 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
STFN
🗽 NYSIIS
SAFFA
🔊 Soundex
S03105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AH1 T F AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈsətfən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('STFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S315

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sutphen in Braille

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

The name Sutphen in braille

How to sign the name Sutphen using Sign Language

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

The name Sutphen in sign language

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