Bredehoeft

Bredehoeft Meaning & Origin

About Bredehoeft
The surname Bredehoeft is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "brede," meaning broad or wide, and "hoeft," meaning farm or yard. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bredehoeft can be interpreted as "broad farm" or "wide yard." It likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, referring to someone who lived or worked on a large or spacious farm or yard.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bredehoeft: 271
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 71,886
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bredehoeft 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
PRTHFT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B603013
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EH1 D AH0 HH OW2 T
🌐 IPA
/bredehoeft*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTHFT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B631

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bredehoeft in Braille

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

The name Bredehoeft in braille

How to sign the name Bredehoeft using Sign Language

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

The name Bredehoeft in sign language

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