Vangsness

Vangsness Meaning & Origin

About Vangsness
The surname Vangsness is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse word "vangr," meaning "field" or "meadow." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name likely hailed from a place named Vangsnes or a similar location. The name Vangsness signifies a connection to a field or meadow, suggesting that the ancestral family may have been associated with agriculture or lived near such landscapes.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Vangsness: 232
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 81,458
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Vangsness 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
FNKSNS
🗽 NYSIIS
VA
🔊 Soundex
V052502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
V AE1 NG S N AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/vangsness*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNKSNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
V525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Vangsness in Braille

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

The name Vangsness in braille

How to sign the name Vangsness using Sign Language

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

The name Vangsness in sign language

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