Brockmeyer

Brockmeyer Meaning & Origin

About Brockmeyer
The surname Brockmeyer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "brock," meaning "badger," and "meyer," meaning "farmer" or "tenant farmer." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brockmeyer can be interpreted as "badger farmer" or "farmer associated with badgers." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who either farmed land inhabited by badgers or had some association with badgers, such as hunting or trapping them.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brockmeyer: 1,090
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 23,354
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.37

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brockmeyer 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
PRKMR
🗽 NYSIIS
BANA
🔊 Soundex
B602506
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AA1 K M AY0 ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrɑkmaɪər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brockmeyer in Braille

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

The name Brockmeyer in braille

How to sign the name Brockmeyer using Sign Language

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

The name Brockmeyer in sign language

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