Kooiker

Kooiker Meaning & Origin

About Kooiker
The surname Kooiker is of Dutch origin and is derived from the occupation of "kooiker," which means "duck decoyman" in English. A kooiker was responsible for managing and operating a duck decoy, a specialized structure used to trap and catch wild ducks. The surname Kooiker likely originated as a occupational name for someone who worked as a kooiker or lived near a duck decoy.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kooiker: 513
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 42,308
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kooiker 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 Kooiker is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KKR
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K0206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K UW1 IH0 K ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈkuɪkər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kooiker in Braille

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

The name Kooiker in braille

How to sign the name Kooiker using Sign Language

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

The name Kooiker in sign language

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