Brayshaw

Brayshaw Meaning & Origin

About Brayshaw
The surname Brayshaw is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Bray" or "Braie," meaning "hill" or "slope," and the word "shaw," meaning "wood" or "thicket." Therefore, the surname Brayshaw can be interpreted as "dweller by the hill wood" or "one who lives near the wooded slope." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely resided in or near a place with these characteristics.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brayshaw: 281
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,793
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brayshaw 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 Brayshaw is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRX
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B6020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EY1 SH AO2
🌐 IPA
/brayshaw*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRX', 'PRXF')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brayshaw in Braille

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

The name Brayshaw in braille

How to sign the name Brayshaw using Sign Language

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

The name Brayshaw in sign language

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