Mauffray

Mauffray Meaning & Origin

About Mauffray
The surname Mauffray is of French origin and is derived from the personal name Mathieu, which is the French form of Matthew. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Mathieu. The name Mathieu itself is derived from the Hebrew name Matityahu, meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." Therefore, the surname Mauffray can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Mathieu" or "son of Mathieu."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mauffray: 154
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 113,791
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mauffray 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
MFR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0160
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AO1 F R IY0
🌐 IPA
/mauffray*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M160

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mauffray in Braille

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

The name Mauffray in braille

How to sign the name Mauffray using Sign Language

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

The name Mauffray in sign language

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