Lervold

Lervold Meaning & Origin

About Lervold
The surname Lervold is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Leifr" meaning "heir" or "descendant." The second element of the name, "vǫllr," means "field" or "meadow." Therefore, Lervold can be interpreted to mean "heir of the field" or "descendant of the meadow." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Leifr.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lervold: 155
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 113,155
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lervold 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
LRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L061043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L ER1 V AH0 L D
🌐 IPA
/lervold*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LRFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lervold in Braille

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

The name Lervold in braille

How to sign the name Lervold using Sign Language

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

The name Lervold in sign language

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