Telfort

Telfort Meaning & Origin

About Telfort
The surname Telfort is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old French word "tel," meaning "hill," and the Old English word "ford," meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the surname Telfort is likely to have originated as a locational name for someone who lived near or on a hill by a ford.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Telfort: 554
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 39659
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.19

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Telfort 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
TLFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T041063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 L F AO0 R T
🌐 IPA
/telfort*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T416

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Telfort in Braille

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

The name Telfort in braille

How to sign the name Telfort using Sign Language

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

The name Telfort in sign language

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