If you were born in Holland and your last name was pronounced Auchtaburger...how would it be spelled?

Answer 1

AU in Dutch would be written as O or OO
CH as K or CK
TA as TE
BURGER like in English, except that when you pronounce it the G is sharp (like the Spanish "jota").

So my guess is that the original name was written something like OKTEBURGER or OCKTEBURGER.

Unfortunately this name is totally unknown to me and I cannot deduct a meaning either. "Burger" means "citizen".

Answer 2

I would say 'Achterberger' which means someone who comes from a mountain which lies behind some other place

or 'Achterburger' which could mean a citizen who is poor.

Or 'Oosterberger' or 'Oosterburger'), oost means east.

But it all doesn't sound very familiar to me (I lived in the Netherlands more than 20 years).

Answer 3

Aus T' Berger. Just a guess, my husband is 100% dutch. We know a lot of Dutch people in our church. Hope that helps.

Or Uis T' Berger, try that.