Boxdorfer

Boxdorfer Meaning & Origin

About Boxdorfer
The surname Boxdorfer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Box," meaning "box" or "chest," and "Dorfer," meaning "village." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Boxdorfer can be interpreted as "someone from the village of boxes" or "a person associated with boxes in a village context." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who either made or sold boxes or had some connection to the trade of boxes within a specific village.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Boxdorfer: 196
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 93,513
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Boxdorfer 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
PKSTRFR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B02306106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 K S D AO2 R F ER0
🌐 IPA
/boxdorfer*/
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('PKSTRFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Boxdorfer in Braille

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

The name Boxdorfer in braille

How to sign the name Boxdorfer using Sign Language

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

The name Boxdorfer in sign language

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