Brinckerhoff

Brinckerhoff Meaning & Origin

About Brinckerhoff
The surname Brinckerhoff is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "brink," meaning "hill" or "slope," and "hoff," meaning "farm" or "court." Therefore, the name Brinckerhoff can be interpreted as "hill farm" or "farm on the slope." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name resided or owned a farm on a hill or slope in the Netherlands.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brinckerhoff: 298
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 66,371
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brinckerhoff 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
PRNKRF
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60520601
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R IH1 NG K ER0 HH AO2 F
🌐 IPA
/brinckerhoff*/
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('PRNKRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brinckerhoff in Braille

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

The name Brinckerhoff in braille

How to sign the name Brinckerhoff using Sign Language

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

The name Brinckerhoff in sign language

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