Rietveld
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Rietveld (plural Rietvelds)
- A surname from Dutch.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rietveld is the 40432nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Rietveld is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rietveld”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Utrecht) First attested as retfelt in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch ret (“reed”) and felt (“field”).
- (Alphen aan den Rijn) Compound of riet (“reed”) and veld (“field”).
- (Molenlanden) Attested as Rietveldsche Polder in 1839-1859. Compound of riet (“reed”) and veld (“field”).
The surname derives from a compound of riet (“reed(s)”) + veld (“field”) or from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Riet‧veld
Proper noun edit
Rietveld n
- A hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- a surname