Birdshead

Birdshead Meaning & Origin

About Birdshead
The surname Birdshead is of English origin and is believed to be a descriptive surname. It is derived from the Old English word "bird" meaning bird and "heafod" meaning head. The name likely originated as a nickname for someone who had a prominent or distinctive head shape resembling that of a bird. It may have also been used to describe someone who had a bird-like appearance or characteristics.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Birdshead: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Ranking information for the surname Birdshead is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRTXT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B063203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B ER1 D SH EH2 D
🌐 IPA
/birdshead*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTXT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Birdshead in Braille

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

The name Birdshead in braille

How to sign the name Birdshead using Sign Language

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

The name Birdshead in sign language

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