Witteveen

Witteveen Meaning & Origin

About Witteveen
The surname Witteveen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "wit" meaning "white" and "veen" meaning "peat." Therefore, the surname Witteveen can be interpreted as "white peat" or "white bog." It likely originated as a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near or worked in an area with white peat or boggy land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Witteveen: 247
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 77522
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Witteveen 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
ATFN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W030105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 T IH0 V AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/witteveen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATFN', 'FTFN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W315

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Witteveen in Braille

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

The name Witteveen in braille

How to sign the name Witteveen using Sign Language

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

The name Witteveen in sign language

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