Berendsen

Berendsen Meaning & Origin

About Berendsen
The surname Berendsen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Berend, which is a variant of Bernard. The name Bernard is of Germanic origin and means "brave bear." Therefore, the surname Berendsen can be interpreted to mean "son of Berend" or "descendant of the brave bear."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Berendsen: 361
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 56,588
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Berendsen 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
PRNTSN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B06053205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 R AH0 N D S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/berendsen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNTSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Berendsen in Braille

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

The name Berendsen in braille

How to sign the name Berendsen using Sign Language

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

The name Berendsen in sign language

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