Achterberg
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch Achterberg.
Proper noun
editAchterberg (plural Achterbergs)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Achterberg is the 40144th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Achterberg is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Achterberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as achterbergh in 1417. Compound of Middle Dutch achter (“behind”) and berch (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAchterberg n
- A village in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands