Bransfield

Bransfield Meaning & Origin

About Bransfield
The surname Bransfield is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the Old English words "brun" meaning "brown" and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bransfield can be interpreted as "brown field" or "field of brown." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived or worked in an area with brown soil or vegetation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bransfield: 516
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 42,094
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bransfield based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Bransfield is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRNSFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60521043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 N Z F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrænzˌfild/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNSFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bransfield in Braille

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

The name Bransfield in braille

How to sign the name Bransfield using Sign Language

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

The name Bransfield in sign language

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