Rooyakkers

Rooyakkers Meaning & Origin

About Rooyakkers
The surname Rooyakkers is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "rooy" meaning "red" and "akker" meaning "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Rooyakkers can be interpreted as "red field" or "field of red." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or owned a field with red soil or crops, or it could have been a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rooyakkers: 109
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 150,452
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rooyakkers 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
RKRS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R02062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R OY1 HH AO2 K ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/rooyakkers*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R262

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rooyakkers in Braille

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

The name Rooyakkers in braille

How to sign the name Rooyakkers using Sign Language

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

The name Rooyakkers in sign language

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