Berkhouse

Berkhouse Meaning & Origin

About Berkhouse
The surname Berkhouse is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "berk" meaning "birch tree" and "haus" meaning "house." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Berkhouse can be interpreted as "birch tree house" or "dweller near the birch tree house." Surnames often originated from a person's occupation, location, or characteristics, and in this case, it likely referred to someone who lived near or worked with birch trees or resided in a house made of birch wood.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Berkhouse: 140
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 123064
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Berkhouse 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
PRKS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B062020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B ER1 K HH AW2 S
🌐 IPA
/berkhouse*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B622

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Berkhouse in Braille

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

The name Berkhouse in braille

How to sign the name Berkhouse using Sign Language

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

The name Berkhouse in sign language

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