Brettschneider

Brettschneider Meaning & Origin

About Brettschneider
The surname Brettschneider is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "Brett," meaning board or plank, and "Schneider," meaning tailor. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brettschneider can be interpreted as "board tailor" or "plank cutter." It likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with wood, specifically cutting or shaping planks or boards.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brettschneider: 327
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,436
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brettschneider 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
PRTXNTR
🗽 NYSIIS
BACA
🔊 Soundex
B6032050306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EH1 CH N AY2 D ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrɛʧˌnaɪdər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTXNTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brettschneider in Braille

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

The name Brettschneider in braille

How to sign the name Brettschneider using Sign Language

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

The name Brettschneider in sign language

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