Woloszyn

Woloszyn Meaning & Origin

About Woloszyn
The surname Woloszyn is of Polish origin and is derived from the word "wołos," meaning "Vlach" or "shepherd" in Polish. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Wołosz or Wołoszyn. The Vlachs were a group of people who were traditionally shepherds and lived in the Carpathian Mountains. Therefore, the surname Woloszyn likely originated as a way to identify individuals or families with Vlach or shepherd ancestry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Woloszyn: 798
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,550
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Woloszyn 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
ALSN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W040205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
V AH0 L AA1 SH IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/vəˈlɑʃɪn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALSN', 'FLXN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Woloszyn in Braille

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

The name Woloszyn in braille

How to sign the name Woloszyn using Sign Language

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

The name Woloszyn in sign language

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