Herkimer

Herkimer Meaning & Origin

About Herkimer
The surname Herkimer is of Dutch origin and is derived from the place name "Herkimer," which refers to a town in New York, USA. The name is believed to have originated from the Dutch words "herk" meaning "army" and "heem" meaning "home" or "village." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Herkimer can be interpreted as "army home" or "village of the army."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Herkimer: 163
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 108734
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Herkimer 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
HRKMR
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H0620506
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH ER1 K AH0 M ER0
🌐 IPA
/herkimer*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRKMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Herkimer in Braille

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

The name Herkimer in braille

How to sign the name Herkimer using Sign Language

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

The name Herkimer in sign language

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