Hoekstra

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch and West Frisian Hoekstra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hoekstra (plural Hoekstras)

  1. A surname.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoekstra is the 9203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3544 individuals. Hoekstra is most common among White (96.76%) individuals.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from West Frisian Hoekstra, a topographic surname meaning "from the corner, river bend," from hoek (“angle, corner”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦuk.straː/
  • Hyphenation: Hoek‧stra

Proper noun[edit]

Hoekstra ?

  1. a surname

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Hoekstra&nfd_naam=Hoekstra&info=analyse+en+verklaring&operator=eq&taal=
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