Dankins

Dankins Meaning & Origin

About Dankins
The surname Dankins is of English origin and is derived from the personal name Daniel, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Daniyyel meaning "God is my judge." The suffix "-kins" is a diminutive, indicating "son of" or "little." Therefore, Dankins can be interpreted as "son of Daniel" or "little Daniel." It is a patronymic surname that was likely used to identify someone as the offspring or descendant of a person named Daniel.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Dankins: 111
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 148347
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dankins 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
TNKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D052052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AE1 NG K IH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/dankins*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dankins in Braille

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

The name Dankins in braille

How to sign the name Dankins using Sign Language

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

The name Dankins in sign language

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