Palffy

Palffy Meaning & Origin

About Palffy
The surname Palffy is of Hungarian origin and is derived from the personal name Pál, which is the Hungarian form of Paul. The suffix -ffy is a diminutive, indicating "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Palffy means "son of Pál" or "descendant of Pál." It is a patronymic surname commonly found in Hungary and is associated with individuals who are descendants of someone named Pál.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Palffy: 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 Palffy 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
PLF
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0410
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AE1 F L IY0
🌐 IPA
/palffy*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P410

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Palffy in Braille

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

The name Palffy in braille

How to sign the name Palffy using Sign Language

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

The name Palffy in sign language

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