Given name & surname · also Dutch

Hoekstra

Hoekstra is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from West Frisian. It is used in English and Dutch.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hoekstra comes from Dutch, and ultimately from West Frisian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From West Frisian Hoekstra.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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West Frisian

Hiemstra

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Old Frisian

Hoek

“corner, bend”

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Dutch

Hoefs

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West Frisian

Herrema

Herrema is a surname from West Frisian.

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West Frisian

Boonstra

Boonstra is a surname from West Frisian.

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West Frisian

Feenstra

Feenstra is a surname from West Frisian. It is used in English and West Frisian.

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West Frisian

Veenstra

Veenstra is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from West Frisian. It is used in English and Dutch.

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Germanic

Dykstra

“dike”

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83% boys · 17% girls

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