Brocklebank

Brocklebank Meaning & Origin

About Brocklebank
The surname Brocklebank is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "brocc" meaning "badger" and "bank" meaning "hillside" or "slope." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brocklebank can be interpreted as "badger hill" or "hillside inhabited by badgers." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or on a hillside where badgers were present.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brocklebank: 225
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 83,541
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brocklebank based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Brocklebank is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKLPNK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B602401052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AA1 K L AH0 B AE2 NG K
🌐 IPA
/brocklebank*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKLPNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brocklebank in Braille

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

The name Brocklebank in braille

How to sign the name Brocklebank using Sign Language

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

The name Brocklebank in sign language

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