Louisville

Louisville Meaning & Origin

About Louisville
The surname Louisville is of French origin and is derived from the city of Louisville in Kentucky, United States. It is believed to be a variant of the French surname "Louvillier," which means "wolf hunter" or "wolf killer." The name likely originated from the combination of the French words "loup" meaning "wolf" and "villier" meaning "hunter" or "killer." Over time, the spelling and pronunciation of the name evolved to its current form, Louisville.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Louisville: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Louisville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Louisville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LSFL
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L021040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L UW1 IY0 V IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈluiˌvɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LSFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L214

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Louisville in Braille

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

The name Louisville in braille

How to sign the name Louisville using Sign Language

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

The name Louisville in sign language

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