Pigsley

Pigsley Meaning & Origin

About Pigsley
The surname Pigsley is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Picga" meaning "pig" and the suffix "-ley" meaning "clearing" or "meadow." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Pigsley can be interpreted as "the dweller at the pig's meadow" or "one who lived near a clearing where pigs were kept."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pigsley: 138
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 124,548
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pigsley 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
PKSL
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0240
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH1 G S L IY0
🌐 IPA
/pigsley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKSL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P240

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pigsley in Braille

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

The name Pigsley in braille

How to sign the name Pigsley using Sign Language

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

The name Pigsley in sign language

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