Breakell

Breakell Meaning & Origin

About Breakell
The surname Breakell is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Bracca" or "Brac(c)a," which means "trousers" or "breeches." The addition of the suffix "-ell" indicates "little" or "son of," thus making Breakell mean "son of Bracca" or "son of the one who wears trousers." The name likely originated as a nickname for someone who wore distinctive trousers or as an occupational name for a tailor or maker of trousers.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Breakell: 118
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 141,140
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Breakell 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
PRKL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EY1 K AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/breakell*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Breakell in Braille

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

The name Breakell in braille

How to sign the name Breakell using Sign Language

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

The name Breakell in sign language

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