Feakes

Feakes Meaning & Origin

About Feakes
The surname Feakes is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Fulk," which was a short form of the Germanic personal name "Fulcher." The name "Fulcher" itself means "people-army" or "people's warrior." Over time, the name Feakes evolved from various phonetic spellings and regional dialects. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Feake or Fulk.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Feakes: 158
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 111,426
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FKS
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F IY1 K S
🌐 IPA
/feakes*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Feakes in Braille

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

The name Feakes in braille

How to sign the name Feakes using Sign Language

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

The name Feakes in sign language

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