Brefeld

Brefeld Meaning & Origin

About Brefeld
The surname Brefeld is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "bre" meaning "wide" or "broad" and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brefeld can be interpreted as "wide field" or "broad field." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived or owned land in a spacious or expansive field.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brefeld: 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 Brefeld 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
PRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B601043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EH1 F AH0 L D
🌐 IPA
/brefeld*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brefeld in Braille

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

The name Brefeld in braille

How to sign the name Brefeld using Sign Language

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

The name Brefeld in sign language

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