Breitfeller

Breitfeller Meaning & Origin

About Breitfeller
The surname Breitfeller is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "breit," meaning "broad" or "wide," and "feller," meaning "cutter" or "hewer." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Breitfeller can be interpreted as "broad cutter" or "wide hewer." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who worked as a woodcutter or a person with a broad build.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Breitfeller: 200
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 91,981
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Breitfeller 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
PRTFLR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60310406
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AY1 T F IH0 L ER0
🌐 IPA
/breitfeller*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTFLR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B631

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Breitfeller in Braille

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

The name Breitfeller in braille

How to sign the name Breitfeller using Sign Language

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

The name Breitfeller in sign language

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