Humburg

Humburg Meaning & Origin

About Humburg
The surname Humburg is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "hun," meaning "bear," and "burg," meaning "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Humburg can be interpreted as "bear fortress" or "castle of bears." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who lived near or worked at a castle associated with bears or had some connection to bears in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Humburg: 246
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 77,788
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Humburg 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
HMPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H051062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AH1 M B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/ˈhəmbərg/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HMPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H516

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Humburg in Braille

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

The name Humburg in braille

How to sign the name Humburg using Sign Language

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

The name Humburg in sign language

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