Bodfish

Bodfish Meaning & Origin

About Bodfish
The surname Bodfish is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bod" meaning "house" and "fisc" meaning "fish." It is believed to have originated as a topographic or locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a fish pond or a house by a fishery. The name Bodfish signifies an ancestral connection to a place associated with fish or fishing activities.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bodfish: 198
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 92,719
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bodfish 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 Bodfish is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTFX
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B031020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 D F IH2 SH
🌐 IPA
/bodfish*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTFX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B312

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bodfish in Braille

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

The name Bodfish in braille

How to sign the name Bodfish using Sign Language

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

The name Bodfish in sign language

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