Featheringill

Featheringill Meaning & Origin

About Featheringill
The surname Featheringill is of English origin and is derived from a combination of two elements. "Feathering" refers to the act of trimming or smoothing the feathers of a bird, while "gill" is a Middle English term for a ravine or narrow valley. Therefore, the surname Featheringill likely originated as a locational name for someone who lived near a ravine or valley where birds were commonly found or where feather trimming may have taken place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Featheringill: 219
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,357
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Featheringill 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
F0RNJL
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F030605204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 DH ER0 IH0 NG G AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/featheringill*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('F0RNJL', 'FTRNKL')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F365

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Featheringill in Braille

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

The name Featheringill in braille

How to sign the name Featheringill using Sign Language

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

The name Featheringill in sign language

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