Bottorff

Bottorff Meaning & Origin

About Bottorff
The surname Bottorff is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "bott," meaning barrel or cask, and "dorf," meaning village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bottorff can be interpreted as "from the village of barrels" or "dweller near the barrel village." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or near a village known for its production or trade of barrels.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bottorff: 2,190
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13,806
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.74

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bottorff 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
PTRF
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B03061
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 T ER0 F
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɑtərf/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bottorff in Braille

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

The name Bottorff in braille

How to sign the name Bottorff using Sign Language

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

The name Bottorff in sign language

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