Weishaar

Weishaar Meaning & Origin

About Weishaar
The surname Weishaar is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "weiz" meaning "white" and "haar" meaning "hair." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone with white or light-colored hair. The name may have been given to individuals who had a prominent or distinctive feature of white hair, or it could have been used to describe someone who worked with or traded in white or light-colored hair products.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Weishaar: 1,824
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,931
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.62

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Weishaar 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
AXR
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W0206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AY1 SH AA0 R
🌐 IPA
/ˈwaɪʃɑr/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AXR', 'FXR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Weishaar in Braille

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

The name Weishaar in braille

How to sign the name Weishaar using Sign Language

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

The name Weishaar in sign language

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