Medbury

Medbury Meaning & Origin

About Medbury
The surname Medbury is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It is believed to originate from the Old English words "medu" meaning "mead" or "meadow" and "burh" meaning "fortress" or "stronghold." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Medbury can be interpreted as "dweller by the meadow fortress" or "one who comes from the meadow stronghold."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Medbury: 131
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Medbury 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 Medbury is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MTPR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M031060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 D B EH2 R IY0
🌐 IPA
/medbury*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MTPR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M316

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Medbury in Braille

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

The name Medbury in braille

How to sign the name Medbury using Sign Language

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

The name Medbury in sign language

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