Birkenhauer

Birkenhauer Meaning & Origin

About Birkenhauer
The surname Birkenhauer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Birken," meaning birch tree, and "Hauer," meaning cutter or hewer. Therefore, the name Birkenhauer can be interpreted as "birch tree cutter" or "one who cuts birch trees." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who worked with or lived near birch trees, possibly as a woodcutter or in a related occupation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Birkenhauer: 121
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 138,304
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Birkenhauer 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
PRKNR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0620506
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B ER1 K AH0 N HH AW0 ER0
🌐 IPA
/birkenhauer*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKNR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Birkenhauer in Braille

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

The name Birkenhauer in braille

How to sign the name Birkenhauer using Sign Language

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

The name Birkenhauer in sign language

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