Rumfield

Rumfield Meaning & Origin

About Rumfield
The surname Rumfield is of English origin and is believed to be a locational surname derived from the place name "Rumford" or "Rumworth." The name is composed of the Old English elements "rum," meaning "wide" or "spacious," and "ford" or "worth," meaning "a shallow place in a river" or "enclosure." Therefore, the surname Rumfield likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a wide ford or an enclosed area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rumfield: 414
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 50,467
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rumfield 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
RMFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
RANA
🔊 Soundex
R051043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AH1 M F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/rumfield*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RMFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R514

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rumfield in Braille

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

The name Rumfield in braille

How to sign the name Rumfield using Sign Language

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

The name Rumfield in sign language

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