Schenfeld

Schenfeld Meaning & Origin

About Schenfeld
The surname Schenfeld is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "schen" meaning "to give" and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Schenfeld can be interpreted as "field of giving" or "generous field." It likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who owned or worked on a particularly fertile or productive field, or it could have been a nickname for a generous or charitable individual.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Schenfeld: 144
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 120187
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Schenfeld 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
XNFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S2051043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH EH1 N F EH2 L D
🌐 IPA
/schenfeld*/
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('XNFLT', 'SKNFLT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S251

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Schenfeld in Braille

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

The name Schenfeld in braille

How to sign the name Schenfeld using Sign Language

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

The name Schenfeld in sign language

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