Frankum

Frankum Meaning & Origin

About Frankum
The surname Frankum is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Frank," which was a short form of various Germanic compound names beginning with "frank," meaning "free" or "noble." The suffix "-um" was a common ending in medieval English surnames, denoting a patronymic or a place of origin. Therefore, the surname Frankum likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Frank," or as a locational surname, indicating someone from a place named Frank.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Frankum: 668
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 34,032
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.23

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRNKM
🗽 NYSIIS
FAN
🔊 Soundex
F605205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F R AE1 NG K AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/ˈfræŋkəm/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRNKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Frankum in Braille

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

The name Frankum in braille

How to sign the name Frankum using Sign Language

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

The name Frankum in sign language

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