Lourdes

Lourdes Meaning & Origin

About Lourdes
The surname Lourdes is of French origin and is derived from the place name Lourdes, a small town in southwestern France. The name Lourdes is most commonly associated with the Catholic pilgrimage site of Our Lady of Lourdes, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. As a surname, Lourdes likely originated as a locational name for individuals who hailed from or had some connection to the town of Lourdes.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lourdes: 159
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lourdes 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
LRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L06302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AO1 R D Z
🌐 IPA
/lɔrdz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lourdes in Braille

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

The name Lourdes in braille

How to sign the name Lourdes using Sign Language

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

The name Lourdes in sign language

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