Pressnell

Pressnell Meaning & Origin

About Pressnell
The surname Pressnell is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Prest", meaning "priest", and the word "knell", meaning "a bell". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Pressnell is "the priest's bell". It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a church or was associated with the clergy in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pressnell: 889
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 27,204
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.3

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRSNL
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P602504
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P R EH1 S N AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈprɛsnəl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRSNL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pressnell in Braille

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

The name Pressnell in braille

How to sign the name Pressnell using Sign Language

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

The name Pressnell in sign language

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