Brafford

Brafford Meaning & Origin

About Brafford
The surname Brafford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Bradford," meaning "broad ford." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer lived near a broad ford, a shallow area in a river where it could be crossed. The name Brafford signifies someone who resided in or was associated with a place named Bradford.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brafford: 1,366
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 19,716
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.46

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brafford 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
PRFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
B
🔊 Soundex
B601063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈbræfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brafford in Braille

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

The name Brafford in braille

How to sign the name Brafford using Sign Language

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

The name Brafford in sign language

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