Barends

Barends Meaning & Origin

About Barends
The surname Barends is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Barend, which is a Dutch form of the name Bernard. It signifies "son of Barend" or "descendant of Barend." The name Barend itself is derived from the Germanic elements "ber(n)" meaning "bear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Barends can be interpreted to mean "son of the brave bear" or "descendant of the strong bear."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Barends is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Barends: 109
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 150452
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Barends based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRNTS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B060532
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 R AH0 N D Z
🌐 IPA
/barends*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Barends in Braille

Here's how to represent Barends in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Barends in braille

How to sign the name Barends using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Barends using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Barends in sign language

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