Schoenhofen

Schoenhofen Meaning & Origin

About Schoenhofen
The surname Schoenhofen is of German origin and is derived from the combination of the words "schön" meaning "beautiful" and "hof" meaning "court" or "farm." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Schoenhofen can be interpreted as "beautiful court" or "beautiful farm." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer of the name either lived near or worked at a particularly attractive court or farm.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Schoenhofen: 141
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 122,314
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Schoenhofen 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
XNFN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S2050105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH OW1 N HH OW2 F AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/schoenhofen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XNFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S251

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Schoenhofen in Braille

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

The name Schoenhofen in braille

How to sign the name Schoenhofen using Sign Language

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

The name Schoenhofen in sign language

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