Gerfen

Gerfen Meaning & Origin

About Gerfen
The surname Gerfen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Gerulf, which means "spear-wolf" in Old Germanic. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Gerulf. Over time, the name evolved and became Gerfen. The surname Gerfen is relatively rare and is primarily found in the Netherlands and among Dutch communities in other countries.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Gerfen: 192
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 95,115
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRFN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G06105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G ER1 F AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/gerfen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRFN', 'JRFN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G615

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gerfen in Braille

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

The name Gerfen in braille

How to sign the name Gerfen using Sign Language

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

The name Gerfen in sign language

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