Iancu

Iancu Meaning & Origin

About Iancu
The surname Iancu is of Romanian origin and is derived from the given name "Ioan," which is the Romanian form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to indicate "son of Ioan." The name Ioan itself has biblical origins and means "God is gracious" or "gift of God." Therefore, the surname Iancu can be interpreted as "son of Ioan" or "descendant of Ioan."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Iancu: 251
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 76,533
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Iancu 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
ANK
🗽 NYSIIS
IA
🔊 Soundex
I0520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y IY1 NG K UW0
🌐 IPA
/iancu*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
I520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Iancu in Braille

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

The name Iancu in braille

How to sign the name Iancu using Sign Language

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

The name Iancu in sign language

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