Ruthstrom

Ruthstrom Meaning & Origin

About Ruthstrom
The surname Ruthstrom is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Ruth," a given name of Hebrew origin meaning "compassionate" or "friend," and "strom," meaning "stream" or "river" in Swedish. Therefore, the surname Ruthstrom can be interpreted as "compassionate stream" or "friend's river." It likely originated as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the descendant or offspring of someone named Ruth.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ruthstrom: 173
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 103,655
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
R0STRM
🗽 NYSIIS
RATAN
🔊 Soundex
R03023605
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AH1 TH S T R AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/ruthstrom*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('R0STRM', 'RTSTRM')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R323

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ruthstrom in Braille

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

The name Ruthstrom in braille

How to sign the name Ruthstrom using Sign Language

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

The name Ruthstrom in sign language

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