Brimfield

Brimfield Meaning & Origin

About Brimfield
The surname Brimfield is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It is believed to refer to someone who hailed from Brimfield, a village in Herefordshire, England. The name itself is composed of the Old English elements "bryne" meaning "fire" and "feld" meaning "field," suggesting that the original settlement may have been associated with a field that had been cleared by fire. Over time, individuals who lived in or near Brimfield adopted the name as their surname, and it has been passed down through generations.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brimfield: 171
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 104,602
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brimfield 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
PRMFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BANA
🔊 Soundex
B6051043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R IH1 M F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/brimfield*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRMFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B651

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brimfield in Braille

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

The name Brimfield in braille

How to sign the name Brimfield using Sign Language

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

The name Brimfield in sign language

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