Arciniegas

Arciniegas Meaning & Origin

About Arciniegas
The surname Arciniegas is of Spanish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "arcina," meaning "small chest" or "box," and "iegas," a patronymic suffix indicating "son of." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Arciniegas can be interpreted as "son of the one who makes or sells small chests or boxes." This surname likely originated as an occupational name for someone involved in the production or trade of small chests or boxes in medieval Spain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Arciniegas: 344
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 58,876
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Arciniegas 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
ARSNKS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A62050202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AA2 R S IH0 N AY1 G AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/arciniegas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARSNKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Arciniegas in Braille

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

The name Arciniegas in braille

How to sign the name Arciniegas using Sign Language

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

The name Arciniegas in sign language

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