Grossenbacher

Grossenbacher Meaning & Origin

About Grossenbacher
The surname Grossenbacher is of Swiss-German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "grossen," meaning big or great, and "bacher," meaning farmer or dweller by a stream. Therefore, the surname Grossenbacher can be interpreted to mean "big farmer" or "great dweller by a stream." It likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who was either physically large or owned or worked on a large farm near a stream.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Grossenbacher: 480
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 44,730
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Grossenbacher 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
KRSNPKR
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G6020510206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G R AA1 S IH0 N B AA0 K ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈgrɑsɪnbɑkər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRSNPKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Grossenbacher in Braille

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

The name Grossenbacher in braille

How to sign the name Grossenbacher using Sign Language

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

The name Grossenbacher in sign language

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