Petefish

Petefish Meaning & Origin

About Petefish
The surname Petefish is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Peter," a given name meaning "rock" or "stone," and "Fisch," meaning "fish." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Petefish can be interpreted as "rock fish" or "stone fish." It is likely that the name was originally a nickname or occupational name for someone who was associated with rocks or fish in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Petefish: 290
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 67,943
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Petefish 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
PTFX
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0301020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH0 T IY1 F IH0 SH
🌐 IPA
/petefish*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTFX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P312

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petefish in Braille

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

The name Petefish in braille

How to sign the name Petefish using Sign Language

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

The name Petefish in sign language

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