Brethauer

Brethauer Meaning & Origin

About Brethauer
The surname Brethauer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "breth" meaning "wide" or "broad" and "hauer" meaning "cutter" or "hewer." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brethauer can be interpreted as "wide cutter" or "broad hewer," suggesting that it may have originally referred to someone who worked as a woodcutter or a person with a broad or wide build.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brethauer: 569
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 38,801
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.19

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brethauer 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
PR0R
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EH1 TH AW0 ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrɛθaʊər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PR0R', 'PRTR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B636

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brethauer in Braille

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

The name Brethauer in braille

How to sign the name Brethauer using Sign Language

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

The name Brethauer in sign language

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