Pitcairn

Pitcairn Meaning & Origin

About Pitcairn
The surname Pitcairn is of Scottish origin and is derived from the place name Pitcairn, which means "place of the cairn" in Gaelic. A cairn is a mound of stones used as a marker or memorial. The surname likely originated from individuals who lived near or were associated with a specific cairn in Scotland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pitcairn: 313
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 63,698
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pitcairn 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
PTKRN
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P032065
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH1 T K AA2 R N
🌐 IPA
/pitcairn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTKRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P326

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pitcairn in Braille

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

The name Pitcairn in braille

How to sign the name Pitcairn using Sign Language

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

The name Pitcairn in sign language

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