Walkenhorst

Walkenhorst Meaning & Origin

About Walkenhorst
The surname Walkenhorst 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 "horst," meaning a wooded hill or a thicket. Therefore, the surname Walkenhorst can be interpreted as someone who lived near or worked at a place where cloth was fulled or felted, possibly located on or near a wooded hill.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Walkenhorst: 533
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 40,909
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Walkenhorst 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
ALKNRST
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W042050623
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 K AH0 N HH AO2 R S T
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɔkənˌhɔrst/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALKNRST', 'FLKNRST')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Walkenhorst in Braille

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

The name Walkenhorst in braille

How to sign the name Walkenhorst using Sign Language

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

The name Walkenhorst in sign language

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