Brownyard

Brownyard Meaning & Origin

About Brownyard
The surname Brownyard is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "brun" meaning "brown" and "geard" meaning "enclosure" or "yard." It is believed to have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in a brown-colored enclosure or yard. The name Brownyard may have also been a topographic name for someone who lived near a brown-colored piece of land or a yard with brown soil.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brownyard: 124
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 135593
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brownyard 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 Brownyard is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRNRT
🗽 NYSIIS
B
🔊 Soundex
B605063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AW1 N Y AA2 R D
🌐 IPA
/brownyard*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B656

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brownyard in Braille

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

The name Brownyard in braille

How to sign the name Brownyard using Sign Language

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

The name Brownyard in sign language

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