Echternacht

Echternacht Meaning & Origin

About Echternacht
The surname Echternacht 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 "Epternacus," which means "the one who dwells beyond." Therefore, the surname Echternacht likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors hailed from or lived near the town of Echternach.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Echternacht: 133
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 128,249
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Echternacht 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
AKTRNKT
🗽 NYSIIS
EACAC
🔊 Soundex
E2030650203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 K T ER0 N AH0 T S
🌐 IPA
/echternacht*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKTRNKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Echternacht in Braille

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

The name Echternacht in braille

How to sign the name Echternacht using Sign Language

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

The name Echternacht in sign language

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