Echternach

Echternach Meaning & Origin

About Echternach
The surname Echternach is of German origin and is derived from the name of a town in Luxembourg called Echternach. The town's name itself comes from the Latin word "ecclesia" meaning "church" and the German word "nach" meaning "after." Therefore, the surname Echternach can be interpreted to mean "after the church" or "from the church." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer was from or associated with the town of Echternach.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Echternach: 255
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 75,564
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Echternach 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
AKTRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
EACA
🔊 Soundex
E203065020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 K T ER0 N AH0 K
🌐 IPA
/echternach*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKTRNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Echternach in Braille

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

The name Echternach in braille

How to sign the name Echternach using Sign Language

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

The name Echternach in sign language

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