Brevick

Brevick Meaning & Origin

About Brevick
The surname Brevick is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Breiðvík," which means "broad bay." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place called Breiðvík or lived near a broad bay. Surnames often developed from a person's occupation, location, or descriptive characteristics, and Brevick is an example of a surname that reflects a geographical feature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brevick: 142
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 121,590
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brevick 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
PRFK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EH1 V IH0 K
🌐 IPA
/brevick*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRFK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B612

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brevick in Braille

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

The name Brevick in braille

How to sign the name Brevick using Sign Language

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

The name Brevick in sign language

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