Doerksen

Doerksen Meaning & Origin

About Doerksen
The surname Doerksen is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Dürk, a short form of the name Dietrich, which means "ruler of the people" or "people's ruler." The suffix "-sen" is a patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Doerksen can be interpreted as "son of Dürk" or "son of Dietrich."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Doerksen: 394
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 52,619
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Doerksen 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
TRKSN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D06205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AO1 R K S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/doerksen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRKSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Doerksen in Braille

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

The name Doerksen in braille

How to sign the name Doerksen using Sign Language

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

The name Doerksen in sign language

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