Gillikin

Gillikin Meaning & Origin

About Gillikin
The surname Gillikin is of English origin and is derived from the personal name "Gill", a short form of the given name "Gilbert". The suffix "-kin" is a diminutive, meaning "little" or "son of". Therefore, Gillikin can be interpreted as "son of little Gilbert". Surnames like Gillikin were commonly used to distinguish between individuals with the same given name, and they often originated from a patronymic system where the father's name was passed down as a surname to the next generation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Gillikin: 917
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 26576
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.31

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gillikin 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
KLKN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G040205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G IH1 L AH0 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈgɪləkən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLKN', 'JLKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gillikin in Braille

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

The name Gillikin in braille

How to sign the name Gillikin using Sign Language

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

The name Gillikin in sign language

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