Sheekey

Sheekey Meaning & Origin

About Sheekey
The surname Sheekey is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Síoda, meaning "descendant of Síoda." The name Síoda itself translates to "silk" in English. It is likely that the surname Sheekey originally referred to someone involved in the silk trade or someone who had a connection to silk in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sheekey: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XK
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IY1 K IY0
🌐 IPA
/sheekey*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sheekey in Braille

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

The name Sheekey in braille

How to sign the name Sheekey using Sign Language

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

The name Sheekey in sign language

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