Hearing

Hearing Meaning & Origin

About Hearing
The surname Hearing is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "herung" or "heryng," meaning "a person who hears or listens." It was likely originally used as a nickname for someone with exceptional hearing abilities or someone who was a good listener. The surname Hearing is relatively rare and can be found mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hearing: 380
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54,296
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H06052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IY1 R IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/ˈhirɪŋ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hearing in Braille

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

The name Hearing in braille

How to sign the name Hearing using Sign Language

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

The name Hearing in sign language

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