Kearbey

Kearbey Meaning & Origin

About Kearbey
The surname Kearbey is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Kjartan" or "Ketill" combined with the Old English word "by," meaning a settlement or village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kearbey is "the settlement or village of Kjartan or Ketill." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Kjartan or Ketill who lived in a particular settlement.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kearbey: 376
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54,752
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kearbey 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
KRP
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K0610
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K ER1 B IY0
🌐 IPA
/kearbey*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kearbey in Braille

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

The name Kearbey in braille

How to sign the name Kearbey using Sign Language

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

The name Kearbey in sign language

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