Brankin

Brankin Meaning & Origin

About Brankin
The surname Brankin is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Bran", meaning "raven". It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Bran. The name Brankin is relatively rare and is mainly found in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brankin: 168
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 106,096
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brankin 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 Brankin is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRNKN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B605205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 NG K IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/brankin*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brankin in Braille

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

The name Brankin in braille

How to sign the name Brankin using Sign Language

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

The name Brankin in sign language

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