Pesterfield

Pesterfield Meaning & Origin

About Pesterfield
The surname Pesterfield is of English origin and is believed to be a locational surname derived from the place name "Pestfield" or "Pesterfield." The meaning of the name is not entirely clear, but it is likely to have originated from a combination of the Old English words "pest" meaning pestilence or plague, and "feld" meaning field or open land. Therefore, the surname Pesterfield may have originally referred to someone who lived near or owned land associated with a place affected by a pestilence or plague.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pesterfield: 144
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 120,187
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PSTRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P023061043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 S T ER0 F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/pesterfield*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PSTRFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pesterfield in Braille

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

The name Pesterfield in braille

How to sign the name Pesterfield using Sign Language

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

The name Pesterfield in sign language

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