Mewbourn

Mewbourn Meaning & Origin

About Mewbourn
The surname Mewbourn is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "mēow" meaning "to mew or cry like a cat" and "burna" meaning "stream or brook." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Mewbourn can be interpreted as "the stream or brook where cats mew or cry." It is likely that the name originally referred to a location near a stream or brook where cats were often heard.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mewbourn: 243
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 78,567
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mewbourn 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
MPRN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M01065
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M UW1 B AO2 R N
🌐 IPA
/mewbourn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MPRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M165

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mewbourn in Braille

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

The name Mewbourn in braille

How to sign the name Mewbourn using Sign Language

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

The name Mewbourn in sign language

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