Postema

See also: postema

English

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian Postema.

Proper noun

Postema (plural Postemas)

1. A surname from West Frisian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Postema is the 38484^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Postema is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Postema”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of Postma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.təˌmaː/
• Hyphenation: Pos‧te‧ma

Proper noun

Postema

1. a surname