Echegoyen

Echegoyen Meaning & Origin

About Echegoyen
The surname Echegoyen is of Basque origin and is derived from the Basque words "etxe" meaning "house" and "goien" meaning "upper" or "high." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Echegoyen can be interpreted as "upper house" or "high house." It is a toponymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone who lived in or near an elevated or prominent house.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Echegoyen: 374
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54,990
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Echegoyen 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
AXKN
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E20205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 K AH0 G W AA2 N
🌐 IPA
/echegoyen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AXKN', 'AKKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E225

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Echegoyen in Braille

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

The name Echegoyen in braille

How to sign the name Echegoyen using Sign Language

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

The name Echegoyen in sign language

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