Filkins

Filkins Meaning & Origin

About Filkins
The surname Filkins is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Fulc," meaning "people" or "tribe," combined with the suffix "-ing," denoting "son of." Therefore, the surname Filkins can be interpreted as "son of Fulc" or "son of the people." It is a patronymic surname, indicating descent from an ancestor named Fulc, and is primarily found in the regions of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire in England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Filkins: 1,787
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,171
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.61

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FLKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F042052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F IH1 L K IH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈfɪlkɪnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FLKNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Filkins in Braille

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

The name Filkins in braille

How to sign the name Filkins using Sign Language

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

The name Filkins in sign language

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