Fires

Fires Meaning & Origin

About Fires
The surname Fires is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "fyr," meaning fire. It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who had a fiery or passionate personality or who worked with fire, such as a blacksmith or a person who tended to fires. The surname Fires may also have been given to someone who lived near a prominent fire or had a connection to a place with a fire-related name.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Fires: 182
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 99,378
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRS
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F AY1 ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/faɪərz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fires in Braille

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

The name Fires in braille

How to sign the name Fires using Sign Language

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

The name Fires in sign language

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