Tecklenburg

Tecklenburg Meaning & Origin

About Tecklenburg
The surname Tecklenburg is of German origin and is derived from the name of a town in the northwestern part of Germany called Tecklenburg. The name is believed to have originated from the combination of the Old High German words "tec" meaning "steep" or "sharp" and "burg" meaning "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the surname Tecklenburg can be interpreted to mean "fortress on a steep hill" or "castle on a sharp incline."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tecklenburg: 237
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,131
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tecklenburg 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
TKLNPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T024051062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 K AH0 L B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/tecklenburg*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKLNPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T245

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tecklenburg in Braille

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

The name Tecklenburg in braille

How to sign the name Tecklenburg using Sign Language

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

The name Tecklenburg in sign language

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