Sesto

Sesto Meaning & Origin

About Sesto
The surname Sesto is of Italian origin and is derived from the Latin word "sextus," meaning "sixth." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the son or descendant of a person named Sesto. The name may have been given to the sixth child in a family or to someone born in the sixth month or on the sixth day of the month. Alternatively, it could have been a nickname for someone who was associated with the number six in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sesto: 285
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 68,949
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SST
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0230
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S EH1 S T OW0
🌐 IPA
/sesto*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SST', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sesto in Braille

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

The name Sesto in braille

How to sign the name Sesto using Sign Language

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

The name Sesto in sign language

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