Brandenburgh

Brandenburgh Meaning & Origin

About Brandenburgh
The surname Brandenburgh is of German origin and is derived from the place name Brandenburg, which refers to a city and state in northeastern Germany. The name is composed of two elements: "brand," meaning "fire" or "burn," and "burg," meaning "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the surname Brandenburgh can be interpreted to mean "fortress of fire" or "castle by the fire." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer hailed from or had some association with the city or region of Brandenburg.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brandenburgh: 163
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 108,734
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brandenburgh 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
PRNTNPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60530510620
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 N D AH0 N B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/brandenburgh*/
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('PRNTNPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brandenburgh in Braille

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

The name Brandenburgh in braille

How to sign the name Brandenburgh using Sign Language

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

The name Brandenburgh in sign language

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