Lingafelter

Lingafelter Meaning & Origin

About Lingafelter
The surname Lingafelter is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "ling," meaning "heather" or "heath," and "felter," meaning "field" or "meadow." Therefore, the name Lingafelter can be interpreted as "heather field" or "heath meadow." It likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, referring to someone who lived near or worked in a field or meadow covered with heather.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lingafelter: 410
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 50,851
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lingafelter 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
LNKFLTR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0520104306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L IH1 NG G AH0 F IH0 L T ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈlɪŋgəfɪltər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNKFLTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lingafelter in Braille

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

The name Lingafelter in braille

How to sign the name Lingafelter using Sign Language

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

The name Lingafelter in sign language

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