Brovold

Brovold Meaning & Origin

About Brovold
The surname Brovold is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Bróðir" meaning "brother" and the word "vǫllr" meaning "field" or "meadow." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brovold can be interpreted as "brother's field" or "brother's meadow." It likely originated as a descriptive or locational surname, indicating someone who lived or worked in a field or meadow associated with a brother or a brotherly relationship.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brovold: 320
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 62,531
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brovold 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
PRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B601043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R OW1 V AH0 L D
🌐 IPA
/brovold*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brovold in Braille

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

The name Brovold in braille

How to sign the name Brovold using Sign Language

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

The name Brovold in sign language

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