Wittenhagen

Wittenhagen Meaning & Origin

About Wittenhagen
The surname Wittenhagen is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "witten," meaning "white," and "hagen," meaning "enclosure" or "fenced area." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wittenhagen can be interpreted as "white enclosure" or "white fenced area." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who lived near or owned a white enclosure or fenced area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Wittenhagen: 101
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 159,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wittenhagen 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
ATNJN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 T IH0 N HH AH0 N T
🌐 IPA
/wittenhagen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATNJN', 'FTNKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W352

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wittenhagen in Braille

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

The name Wittenhagen in braille

How to sign the name Wittenhagen using Sign Language

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

The name Wittenhagen in sign language

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