Jongsma

Jongsma Meaning & Origin

About Jongsma
The surname Jongsma is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Jonge, meaning "young" in Dutch, and the suffix -sma, which is a common suffix in Frisian surnames. Therefore, Jongsma can be interpreted as "son of Jonge" or "descendant of Jonge." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Jonge.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Jongsma: 338
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 59,742
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jongsma 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
JNKSM
🗽 NYSIIS
JANA
🔊 Soundex
J05250
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AO1 NG S AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/jongsma*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNKSM', 'ANKSM')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jongsma in Braille

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

The name Jongsma in braille

How to sign the name Jongsma using Sign Language

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

The name Jongsma in sign language

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