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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and West Frisian Hoekstra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoekstra (plural Hoekstras)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from West Frisian Hoekstra, a topographic surname meaning "from the corner, river bend," from hoek (“angle, corner”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦuk.straː/
- Hyphenation: Hoek‧stra
Proper noun
Hoekstra ?
- a surname
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