Seixas

Seixas Meaning & Origin

About Seixas
The surname Seixas is of Portuguese and Sephardic Jewish origin. It is derived from the Portuguese word "seixo," meaning "pebble" or "small stone." The name likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a place with pebbles or stones. It is also a common Jewish surname, particularly among Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal during the Inquisition and settled in various parts of the world.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Seixas: 213
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 87,335
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Seixas 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
SKSS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S IY1 K S AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈsiksəs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SKSS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Seixas in Braille

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

The name Seixas in braille

How to sign the name Seixas using Sign Language

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

The name Seixas in sign language

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