Hellewell

Hellewell Meaning & Origin

About Hellewell
The surname Hellewell is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "helle" meaning "bright" or "clear" and "well" meaning "spring" or "stream." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hellewell can be interpreted as "bright spring" or "clear stream." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a particularly clear or bright water source.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hellewell: 335
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 60,196
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hellewell 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
HLL
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0404
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 L W EH2 L
🌐 IPA
/hellewell*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H440

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hellewell in Braille

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

The name Hellewell in braille

How to sign the name Hellewell using Sign Language

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

The name Hellewell in sign language

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