Brickhouse

Brickhouse Meaning & Origin

About Brickhouse
The surname Brickhouse is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bric" meaning "bridge" and "hus" meaning "house." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name lived near or worked at a bridge house. The name Brickhouse may also have been given to someone who lived near a prominent bridge or had some association with a bridge. Overall, the surname Brickhouse signifies a connection to a bridge or a bridge house in medieval England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brickhouse: 2,331
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13,133
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.79

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brickhouse 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
PRKS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B602020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R IH1 K HH AW2 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrɪˌkhaʊs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B622

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brickhouse in Braille

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

The name Brickhouse in braille

How to sign the name Brickhouse using Sign Language

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

The name Brickhouse in sign language

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