Lerdahl

Lerdahl Meaning & Origin

About Lerdahl
The surname Lerdahl is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ljótr, meaning "ugly" or "hideous," combined with the suffix -dalr, meaning "valley." Therefore, the surname Lerdahl can be interpreted to mean "valley of the ugly" or "valley of the hideous." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Ljótr.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lerdahl: 182
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 99,378
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lerdahl 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
LRTL
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L06304
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L ER1 D AA0 L
🌐 IPA
/lerdahl*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LRTL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L634

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lerdahl in Braille

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

The name Lerdahl in braille

How to sign the name Lerdahl using Sign Language

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

The name Lerdahl in sign language

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