Westerhausen

Westerhausen Meaning & Origin

About Westerhausen
The surname Westerhausen is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "west" meaning "west" and "hausen" meaning "house" or "dwelling." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Westerhausen can be interpreted as "western house" or "dwelling in the west." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer lived in or near a place situated to the west.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Westerhausen: 153
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 114,424
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Westerhausen 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
ASTRSN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W023060205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 S T ER0 HH AW2 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/westerhausen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTRSN', 'FSTRSN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Westerhausen in Braille

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

The name Westerhausen in braille

How to sign the name Westerhausen using Sign Language

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

The name Westerhausen in sign language

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