Brorby

Brorby Meaning & Origin

About Brorby
The surname Brorby is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Bróðir," meaning "brother," and the suffix "-by," indicating a farm or settlement. Therefore, the surname Brorby likely originated as a patronymic name, denoting someone who was the son of a man named Bróðir, and it would have been used to identify individuals or families associated with a particular farm or settlement.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brorby: 115
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 144,141
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brorby 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
PRRP
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60610
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AO1 B IY0
🌐 IPA
/brorby*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRRP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B661

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brorby in Braille

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

The name Brorby in braille

How to sign the name Brorby using Sign Language

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

The name Brorby in sign language

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