Puertas

Puertas Meaning & Origin

About Puertas
The surname Puertas is of Spanish origin and is derived from the word "puerta," meaning "door" in English. It is a topographic or habitational surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked with doors, or who resided in a house with a notable door. The name Puertas may also have been used as a metonymic occupational name for a gatekeeper or someone involved in the door-making trade.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Puertas: 593
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 37,544
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.2

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P06302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P W EH1 R T AH0 Z
🌐 IPA
/puertas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Puertas in Braille

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

The name Puertas in braille

How to sign the name Puertas using Sign Language

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

The name Puertas in sign language

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