Heggestad

Heggestad Meaning & Origin

About Heggestad
The surname Heggestad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "hegg," meaning "bird cherry tree," and "stad," meaning "place." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Heggestad can be interpreted as "place of the bird cherry tree." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors lived near or owned land with bird cherry trees.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Heggestad: 193
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 94,730
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heggestad 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
HKSTT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0202303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 G IH0 S T AH0 D
🌐 IPA
/heggestad*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKSTT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H223

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heggestad in Braille

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

The name Heggestad in braille

How to sign the name Heggestad using Sign Language

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

The name Heggestad in sign language

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