Peals

Peals Meaning & Origin

About Peals
The surname Peals is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "pele," meaning a fortified building or tower. It is a locational surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked at a peel or pele. Peels were defensive structures found in the border regions of England and Scotland during the medieval period. The surname Peals therefore signifies an ancestral connection to these fortified buildings or towers.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Peals: 236
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P042
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IY1 L Z
🌐 IPA
/peals*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Peals in Braille

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

The name Peals in braille

How to sign the name Peals using Sign Language

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

The name Peals in sign language

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