Boorstein

Boorstein Meaning & Origin

About Boorstein
The surname Boorstein is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "boor" meaning "peasant" or "farmer" and the German word "stein" meaning "stone." It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with stones or as a toponymic name for someone who lived near a stone or rock formation. The name Boorstein may also have been given to Jewish immigrants who adopted or were assigned surnames based on their occupation or place of origin when they arrived in a new country.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Boorstein: 155
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 113,155
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Boorstein 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
PRSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B062305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B UH1 R S T AY2 N
🌐 IPA
/boorstein*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Boorstein in Braille

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

The name Boorstein in braille

How to sign the name Boorstein using Sign Language

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

The name Boorstein in sign language

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