Rietveld

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Rietveld.

Proper noun

Rietveld (plural Rietvelds)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Derived terms

• rietveldite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rietveld is the 40432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Rietveld is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Dutch

Etymology

• (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

• Hyphenation: Riet‧veld

Proper noun

Rietveld n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
4. a surname

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rietveld”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN