Wiskow

Wiskow Meaning & Origin

About Wiskow
The surname Wiskow is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Wisco, which itself is a short form of the name Wiskhard. The name Wiskhard is composed of the elements "wis," meaning "wise," and "hard," meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Wiskow can be interpreted to mean "wise and brave" or "wise and strong."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Wiskow: 343
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 59,017
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wiskow based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Wiskow is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASK
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 S K OW0
🌐 IPA
/wiskow*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASK', 'FSKF')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wiskow in Braille

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

The name Wiskow in braille

How to sign the name Wiskow using Sign Language

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

The name Wiskow in sign language

Numerology