About Hiemstra
The surname Hiemstra is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the words "hiem," meaning home or dwelling, and "stra," meaning street or road. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hiemstra can be interpreted as "dweller on the home street" or "resident of the home road." It likely originated as a locational or topographical surname, indicating that the original bearers lived on or near a street or road associated with a particular home or dwelling.
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The surname Hiemstra is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hiemstra 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 Hiemstra is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Hiemstra in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Hiemstra using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.