Brunsvold

Brunsvold Meaning & Origin

About Brunsvold
The surname Brunsvold is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "brun" meaning "brown" and "vold" meaning "rampart" or "fortification." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brunsvold can be interpreted as "brown rampart" or "brown fortification." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on a brown-colored fortification or rampart.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brunsvold: 387
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 53,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brunsvold 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
PRNSFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60521043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AH1 N Z V OW2 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrənzˌvoʊld/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNSFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brunsvold in Braille

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

The name Brunsvold in braille

How to sign the name Brunsvold using Sign Language

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

The name Brunsvold in sign language

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