Walkenbach

Walkenbach Meaning & Origin

About Walkenbach
The surname Walkenbach is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "walken," meaning to full or to felt (a process of shrinking and thickening cloth), and "bach," meaning a stream or a brook. Therefore, the surname Walkenbach likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream or brook where fulling or felting was done. It could also have been an occupational name for someone involved in the fulling process.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Walkenbach: 139
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 123,796
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Walkenbach 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
ALKNPK
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W042051020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 K AH0 N B AA2 K
🌐 IPA
/walkenbach*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALKNPK', 'FLKNPK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Walkenbach in Braille

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

The name Walkenbach in braille

How to sign the name Walkenbach using Sign Language

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

The name Walkenbach in sign language

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