Freiburg

Freiburg Meaning & Origin

About Freiburg
The surname Freiburg is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "frei" meaning "free" and "burg" meaning "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Freiburg can be interpreted as "free fortress" or "free castle." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer either hailed from or had some association with a place named Freiburg.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Freiburg: 200
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 91,981
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F601062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F R AY1 B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/freiburg*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Freiburg in Braille

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

The name Freiburg in braille

How to sign the name Freiburg using Sign Language

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

The name Freiburg in sign language

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