Tollefsrud

Tollefsrud Meaning & Origin

About Tollefsrud
The surname Tollefsrud is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of the personal name Tollef and the word "rud," which means clearing or meadow in Norwegian. Therefore, Tollefsrud can be interpreted to mean "Tollef's clearing" or "Tollef's meadow." Surnames like Tollefsrud were often used to identify a person's ancestral land or place of residence, indicating that an individual or their ancestors may have owned or lived near a clearing or meadow associated with Tollef.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tollefsrud: 282
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,579
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tollefsrud 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
TLFSRT
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T04012603
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T OW1 L AH0 F S EH2 R D
🌐 IPA
/tollefsrud*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLFSRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T412

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tollefsrud in Braille

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

The name Tollefsrud in braille

How to sign the name Tollefsrud using Sign Language

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

The name Tollefsrud in sign language

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