Rathjen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from North Frisian Rathjen, patronymic from a pet form of Rath.

Proper noun

Rathjen (plural Rathjens)

1. A surname from North Frisian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rathjen is the 21348^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1227 individuals. Rathjen is most common among White (96.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rathjen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.