Lehnerz

Lehnerz Meaning & Origin

About Lehnerz
The surname Lehnerz is of German origin and is derived from the name of a village called Lehnerz in the state of Hesse, Germany. The name is a habitational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name was from or associated with Lehnerz. The meaning of the name Lehnerz is not entirely clear, but it is believed to have originated from a combination of the German words "Lehen" meaning "fief" or "feudal estate" and "Ers" meaning "settlement" or "place." Therefore, the surname Lehnerz can be interpreted to mean "someone from the settlement near the fief."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lehnerz: 143
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 120,901
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lehnerz 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
LNRS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L05062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 N ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/lehnerz*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L562

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lehnerz in Braille

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

The name Lehnerz in braille

How to sign the name Lehnerz using Sign Language

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

The name Lehnerz in sign language

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