Brakhage

Brakhage Meaning & Origin

About Brakhage
The surname Brakhage is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "brache," meaning "fallow" or "uncultivated land." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a name for someone who lived or worked on such land. The name may also have been given to someone who owned or managed land that was left uncultivated for a period of time.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brakhage: 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 Brakhage 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
PRKJ
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B602020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 K HH IH0 JH
🌐 IPA
/brakhage*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKJ', 'PRKK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B622

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brakhage in Braille

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

The name Brakhage in braille

How to sign the name Brakhage using Sign Language

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

The name Brakhage in sign language

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