Gust

Gust Meaning & Origin

About Gust
The surname Gust is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gustav, which means "staff of the gods" or "god's staff." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Gustav. The name Gust has variations in different languages, such as Gustafson in Swedish and Gustavsson in Norwegian.

🌍 Origin
πŸ“ Surname Length
πŸ’¬ Number of Syllables
πŸ”  Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Gust: 3,362
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 9,652
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.14

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

Pronunciation

πŸ“‡ Metaphone
KST
πŸ—½ NYSIIS
GA
πŸ”Š Soundex
G023
🎡 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AH1 S T
🌐 IPA
/gΙ™st/
πŸ”Š Double Metaphone
('KST', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gust in Braille

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

The name Gust in braille

How to sign the name Gust using Sign Language

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

The name Gust in sign language

Numerology