Rickets

Rickets Meaning & Origin

About Rickets
The surname Rickets is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Richard, meaning "brave power." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Richard. Over time, the name evolved to Ricketts and eventually Rickets. The surname Rickets is relatively rare and can be found mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rickets: 139
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 123796
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKTS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R02032
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 K IH0 T S
🌐 IPA
/ˈrɪkɪts/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R232

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rickets in Braille

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

The name Rickets in braille

How to sign the name Rickets using Sign Language

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

The name Rickets in sign language

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