Rickels

Rickels Meaning & Origin

About Rickels
The surname Rickels is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Richard. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Richard. The name Richard itself comes from the Old Germanic words "ric" meaning "ruler" or "king," and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Rickels can be interpreted to mean "son of Richard" or "descendant of a brave ruler."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rickels: 694
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32994
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKLS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R02042
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 K AH0 L Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈrɪkəlz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R242

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rickels in Braille

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

The name Rickels in braille

How to sign the name Rickels using Sign Language

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

The name Rickels in sign language

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