Billings

Billings Meaning & Origin

About Billings
The surname Billings is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Bil(ling)", a diminutive form of "William". The name William itself comes from the Germanic elements "wil", meaning "desire" or "will", and "helm", meaning "helmet" or "protection". Therefore, the surname Billings can be interpreted to mean "son of William" or "descendant of William".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Billings: 22,553
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,588
  • Frequency per 100k people: 7.65

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Billings based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Billings is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLNKS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B04052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B IH1 L IH0 NG Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɪlɪŋz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLNKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Billings in Braille

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

The name Billings in braille

How to sign the name Billings using Sign Language

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

The name Billings in sign language

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