Chickering

Chickering Meaning & Origin

About Chickering
The surname Chickering is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Cicca" or "Cicce," which was a nickname for someone resembling a chicken or a young bird. The suffix "-ing" indicates "son of" or "descendant of," thus making Chickering mean "son of Cicca" or "descendant of Cicca." The name likely originated as a nickname for someone with chicken-like characteristics or behavior.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Chickering: 806
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,334
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XKRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C0206052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
CH IH1 K ER0 IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/ˈʧɪkərɪŋ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XKRNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C265

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Chickering in Braille

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

The name Chickering in braille

How to sign the name Chickering using Sign Language

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

The name Chickering in sign language

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