Berlekamp

Berlekamp Meaning & Origin

About Berlekamp
The surname Berlekamp is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "ber" meaning "bear" and "lehen" meaning "fief" or "feudal estate." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Berlekamp can be interpreted as "bear's fief" or "bear's estate." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who owned or worked on a property associated with bears or had some connection to bears in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Berlekamp: 101
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 159,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Berlekamp 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
PRLKMP
🗽 NYSIIS
BAN
🔊 Soundex
B06402051
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B ER1 L AH0 K M AE2 P
🌐 IPA
/berlekamp*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRLKMP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B642

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Berlekamp in Braille

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

The name Berlekamp in braille

How to sign the name Berlekamp using Sign Language

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

The name Berlekamp in sign language

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