Driskill

Driskill Meaning & Origin

About Driskill
The surname Driskill is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Drisceoil, meaning "descendant of Driscoll." The name Driscoll itself is believed to have originated from the personal name "Drisceall," which is composed of the elements "dru" meaning "strong" or "manly," and "scéal" meaning "story" or "narrative." Therefore, the surname Driskill can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the strong storyteller" or "descendant of the manly narrator."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Driskill: 3,264
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 9,902
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.11

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRSKL
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D60204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D R IH1 S K IH0 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈdrɪskɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRSKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Driskill in Braille

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

The name Driskill in braille

How to sign the name Driskill using Sign Language

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

The name Driskill in sign language

Numerology