Weghorst

Weghorst Meaning & Origin

About Weghorst
The surname Weghorst is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "weg" meaning "road" and "horst" meaning "wooded hill." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Weghorst can be interpreted as "someone who lived near or on a wooded hill along a road." It is a locational surname, indicating the ancestral home or place of origin of the family.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Weghorst: 374
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54990
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Weghorst 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
AKRST
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W020623
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 G HH ER0 S T
🌐 IPA
/weghorst*/
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('AKRST', 'FKRST')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W262

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Weghorst in Braille

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

The name Weghorst in braille

How to sign the name Weghorst using Sign Language

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

The name Weghorst in sign language

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