Giesken

Giesken Meaning & Origin

About Giesken
The surname Giesken is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which was a short form of names beginning with the element "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage." The suffix "-ken" is a diminutive form, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Giesken can be interpreted as "son of little Giso" or "son of Giso the hostage."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Giesken: 171
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 104,602
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Giesken 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
KSKN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G IY1 S K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/giesken*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KSKN', 'JSKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Giesken in Braille

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

The name Giesken in braille

How to sign the name Giesken using Sign Language

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

The name Giesken in sign language

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