Bairstow

Bairstow Meaning & Origin

About Bairstow
The surname Bairstow is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Bjǫrn" meaning "bear" and the Old English word "stōw" meaning "place." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bairstow is "bear's place" or "dweller by the bear's place." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near a place associated with bears or had a connection to bears in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bairstow: 149
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 116,829
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRST
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B06230
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 R S T OW0
🌐 IPA
/bairstow*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRST', 'PRSTF')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bairstow in Braille

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

The name Bairstow in braille

How to sign the name Bairstow using Sign Language

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

The name Bairstow in sign language

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