Fillon

Fillon Meaning & Origin

About Fillon
The surname Fillon is of French origin and is derived from the personal name Philibert, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "filu" meaning "very" or "much" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "famous." Therefore, the surname Fillon can be interpreted to mean "very bright" or "very famous." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Philibert.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Fillon: 131
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FLN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F IH1 L AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/fillon*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fillon in Braille

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

The name Fillon in braille

How to sign the name Fillon using Sign Language

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

The name Fillon in sign language

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