Harruff

Harruff Meaning & Origin

About Harruff
The surname Harruff is of English origin and is believed to be a variant of the name Harroff, which itself is derived from the Old English personal name "Herafrith." The name "Herafrith" is composed of the elements "here," meaning army, and "frith," meaning peace or protection. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Harruff can be interpreted as "army peace" or "protected by the army."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Harruff: 223
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 84,136
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRF
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0601
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 R AH0 F
🌐 IPA
/harruff*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Harruff in Braille

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

The name Harruff in braille

How to sign the name Harruff using Sign Language

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

The name Harruff in sign language

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