Eakes

Eakes Meaning & Origin

About Eakes
The surname Eakes is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Eake," which is a diminutive form of the name "Adam." The name Adam itself comes from the Hebrew word "adamah," meaning "earth" or "red earth." Therefore, the surname Eakes can be interpreted to mean "son of Eake" or "descendant of Adam."

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Eakes: 1,572
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 17,809
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.53

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKS
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E0202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IY1 K S
🌐 IPA
/iks/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Eakes in Braille

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

The name Eakes in braille

How to sign the name Eakes using Sign Language

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

The name Eakes in sign language

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