About Bandstra
The surname Bandstra is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "band," meaning "ribbon" or "band," and "stra," meaning "street" or "road." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bandstra can be interpreted as "ribbon street" or "band road." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with ribbons or bands, or it could have been a locational name for someone who resided near a street or road named Bandstra.
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The surname Bandstra is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bandstra based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Bandstra is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Bandstra in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Bandstra using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.