Frankfort

Frankfort Meaning & Origin

About Frankfort
The surname Frankfort is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Frank," meaning "free" or "honest," and "fort," meaning "stronghold" or "fortress." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Frankfort can be interpreted as "stronghold of the free" or "fortress of the honest." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer hailed from a place called Frankfort or had some association with such a location.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Frankfort: 273
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 71,478
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRNKFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
F
🔊 Soundex
F60521063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F R AE1 NG K F ER0 T
🌐 IPA
/ˈfræŋkfərt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRNKFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Frankfort in Braille

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

The name Frankfort in braille

How to sign the name Frankfort using Sign Language

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

The name Frankfort in sign language

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