Vanvolkenburgh

Vanvolkenburgh Meaning & Origin

About Vanvolkenburgh
The surname Vanvolkenburgh is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "van" meaning "from" or "of" and "volken" meaning "people" or "folk." The suffix "-burgh" is a variant of "-burg" which means "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the surname Vanvolkenburgh can be interpreted as "from the fortress or castle of the people" or "of the people from the fortress." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer hailed from a place associated with a fortress or castle.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Vanvolkenburgh: 137
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 125,282
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Vanvolkenburgh 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
FNFLKNPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
VA
🔊 Soundex
V0510420510620
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
V AE2 N V AH0 L K AO1 NG B ER0 K
🌐 IPA
/vanvolkenburgh*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNFLKNPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
V514

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Vanvolkenburgh in Braille

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

The name Vanvolkenburgh in braille

How to sign the name Vanvolkenburgh using Sign Language

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

The name Vanvolkenburgh in sign language

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