Duerksen

Duerksen Meaning & Origin

About Duerksen
The surname Duerksen is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Dürk, a diminutive form of the name Dietrich. The suffix -sen indicates "son of," making Duerksen mean "son of Dürk." It is a patronymic surname commonly found among Mennonite communities in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Duerksen: 882
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 27,376
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.3

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Duerksen 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 UH1 R K S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈdʊrksən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRKSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Duerksen in Braille

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

The name Duerksen in braille

How to sign the name Duerksen using Sign Language

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

The name Duerksen in sign language

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