Westerholm

Westerholm Meaning & Origin

About Westerholm
The surname Westerholm is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "wester," meaning "western," and "holm," meaning "island" or "small piece of land surrounded by water." Therefore, the surname Westerholm can be interpreted as "western island" or "island in the west." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors hailed from a place with this name or a similar geographical feature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Westerholm: 260
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 74,375
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Westerholm based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Westerholm is not currently available.

Pronunciation

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ASTRLM
🗽 NYSIIS
WAN
🔊 Soundex
W02306045
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 S T ER0 HH OW2 L M
🌐 IPA
/westerholm*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTRLM', 'FSTRLM')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Westerholm in Braille

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

The name Westerholm in braille

How to sign the name Westerholm using Sign Language

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

The name Westerholm in sign language

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