Foelske

Foelske Meaning & Origin

About Foelske
The surname Foelske is of German origin and is derived from the personal name "Folk", which means "people" or "tribe" in Old German. The suffix "-ske" is a diminutive form, indicating "little" or "son of". Therefore, Foelske can be interpreted as "son of Folk" or "little Folk". It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to denote the son of a person named Folk.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Foelske: 118
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 141,140
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Foelske based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Foelske is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FLSK
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0420
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F OW1 L S K
🌐 IPA
/foelske*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FLSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Foelske in Braille

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

The name Foelske in braille

How to sign the name Foelske using Sign Language

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

The name Foelske in sign language

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