Kromhout

Kromhout Meaning & Origin

About Kromhout
The surname Kromhout is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "krom," meaning "crooked" or "bent," and "hout," meaning "wood." Therefore, the surname Kromhout can be interpreted as "crooked wood" or "bent wood." It likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who worked with or lived near crooked or bent wood, such as a carpenter or a person living in a house made of curved timber.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kromhout: 103
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 157234
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kromhout 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
KRMT
🗽 NYSIIS
CANA
🔊 Soundex
K60503
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K R AA1 M HH AH0 T
🌐 IPA
/kromhout*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRMT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kromhout in Braille

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

The name Kromhout in braille

How to sign the name Kromhout using Sign Language

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

The name Kromhout in sign language

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