Halsey

Halsey Meaning & Origin

About Halsey
The surname Halsey is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hals", meaning "neck" or "throat", combined with the suffix "-ey" which denotes an island or a piece of land near water. Therefore, the surname Halsey is believed to have originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a neck of land or a peninsula. It could also have been a locational name for someone from a place named Halsey.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Halsey: 7,619
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 4654
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.58

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HLS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0420
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 L S IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhælsi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Halsey in Braille

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

The name Halsey in braille

How to sign the name Halsey using Sign Language

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

The name Halsey in sign language

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