Debruijn

Debruijn Meaning & Origin

About Debruijn
The surname Debruijn is of Dutch origin and is derived from the Dutch words "de" meaning "the" and "bruijn" meaning "brown." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Bruijn or Bruin, who was likely associated with the color brown in some way. The name Debruijn is relatively common in the Netherlands and is often found among Dutch-speaking communities around the world.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Debruijn: 105
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 154,907
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Debruijn 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
TPRN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D016025
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D EH1 B R UW0 JH IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/debruijn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TPRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D162

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Debruijn in Braille

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

The name Debruijn in braille

How to sign the name Debruijn using Sign Language

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

The name Debruijn in sign language

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