Waterkotte

Waterkotte Meaning & Origin

About Waterkotte
The surname Waterkotte is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Wasser" meaning "water" and "Kotte" which is a regional variant of the word "Kotte" meaning "cottage" or "hut." Therefore, the surname Waterkotte can be interpreted as "water cottage" or "water hut," suggesting that it may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with water, such as a fisherman or a person living by a water source.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Waterkotte: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Waterkotte 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
ATRKT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03062030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 T ER0 K AA2 T
🌐 IPA
/waterkotte*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATRKT', 'FTRKT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W362

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Waterkotte in Braille

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

The name Waterkotte in braille

How to sign the name Waterkotte using Sign Language

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

The name Waterkotte in sign language

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