Bettenhausen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bettenhausen.
Proper noun
Bettenhausen (plural Bettenhausens)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bettenhausen is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Bettenhausen is most common among White (98.35%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bettenhausen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 151.
German
Etymology
By surface analysis, Bett + -en- + -hausen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛtn̩ˌhaʊ̯.zn̩]
- Hyphenation: Bet‧ten‧hau‧sen
Proper noun
Bettenhausen n (proper noun, genitive Bettenhausens or (optionally with an article) Bettenhausen)
- Any of a number of places in Germany and Switzerland
Declension
Declension of Bettenhausen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Related terms
- Bettenfeld, Bettendorf, Betteldorf
- Bullenhausen, Ochsenhausen, Oberhausen, Weidenhausen