Shinners

Shinners Meaning & Origin

About Shinners
The surname Shinners is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Mac Sionnaigh," meaning "son of the fox." It is a patronymic surname, indicating descent from a male ancestor named Sionnach or "fox." The name likely originated as a nickname for someone with fox-like characteristics or behavior.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shinners: 541
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 40432
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XNRS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S05062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IH1 N ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈʃɪnərz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XNRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S562

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shinners in Braille

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

The name Shinners in braille

How to sign the name Shinners using Sign Language

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

The name Shinners in sign language

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