Heerema

Heerema Meaning & Origin

About Heerema
The surname Heerema is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Heere, which means "army" or "warrior" in Old Dutch. The suffix -ma is a common patronymic ending in Dutch surnames, indicating "son of." Therefore, Heerema can be interpreted to mean "son of Heere" or "descendant of the warrior." This surname likely originated as a patronymic name for someone whose father or ancestor had the given name Heere.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Heerema: 278
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 70,403
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heerema 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
HRM
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H06050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R EY1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/heerema*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heerema in Braille

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

The name Heerema in braille

How to sign the name Heerema using Sign Language

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

The name Heerema in sign language

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