Nellums

Nellums Meaning & Origin

About Nellums
The surname Nellums is of English origin and is derived from the personal name "Ellen" or "Eleanor," which means "light" or "torch." The suffix "-ums" is a patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Nellums can be interpreted as "son of Ellen" or "son of Eleanor." This surname likely originated as a way to identify individuals as the offspring of someone named Ellen or Eleanor.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nellums: 456
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 46,647
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NLMS
🗽 NYSIIS
NAN
🔊 Soundex
N04052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N EH1 L AH0 M Z
🌐 IPA
/nellums*/
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('NLMS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nellums in Braille

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

The name Nellums in braille

How to sign the name Nellums using Sign Language

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

The name Nellums in sign language

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