Posillico

Posillico Meaning & Origin

About Posillico
The surname Posillico is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name "Paolo," which is the Italian form of the name Paul. The suffix "-illo" is a diminutive, meaning "little" or "son of." Therefore, Posillico can be interpreted as "little Paul" or "son of Paul." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Paul.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Posillico: 420
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 49,914
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PSLK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0204020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AH0 S IH0 L IH1 S K OW0
🌐 IPA
/posillico*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PSLK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P242

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Posillico in Braille

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

The name Posillico in braille

How to sign the name Posillico using Sign Language

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

The name Posillico in sign language

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