Sjoerdsma

Sjoerdsma Meaning & Origin

About Sjoerdsma
The surname Sjoerdsma is of Frisian origin and is derived from the personal name Sjoerd, which is a variant of the name George. The suffix -sma is a common Frisian patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Sjoerdsma means "son of Sjoerd" or "descendant of Sjoerd."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sjoerdsma: 168
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 106096
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sjoerdsma 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
SRTSM
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S2063250
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH ER0 AA1 T S M AH0
🌐 IPA
/sjoerdsma*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SRTSM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S263

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sjoerdsma in Braille

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

The name Sjoerdsma in braille

How to sign the name Sjoerdsma using Sign Language

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

The name Sjoerdsma in sign language

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