Bollhoefer

Bollhoefer Meaning & Origin

About Bollhoefer
The surname Bollhoefer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Boll," which means "hill" or "mound," and "Hoefer," which means "farmer" or "cultivator." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bollhoefer can be interpreted as "hill farmer" or "cultivator of the hill." This surname likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived or worked as a farmer on or near a hill or mound in Germany.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bollhoefer: 121
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 138304
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLFR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B040106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 L HH OW2 F ER0
🌐 IPA
/bollhoefer*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B416

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bollhoefer in Braille

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

The name Bollhoefer in braille

How to sign the name Bollhoefer using Sign Language

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

The name Bollhoefer in sign language

Numerology