Rathjen
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from North Frisian Rathjen, patronymic from a pet form of Rath.
Proper noun
editRathjen (plural Rathjens)
- A surname from North Frisian.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rathjen is the 21348th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1227 individuals. Rathjen is most common among White (96.25%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rathjen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.