Sports

Sports Meaning & Origin

About Sports
The surname Sports is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "sport," meaning "amusement" or "entertainment." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone involved in sports or recreational activities, or perhaps to someone who had a lively or playful nature. The surname Sports is relatively rare and is found mainly in the United Kingdom.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sports: 310
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 64,200
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SPRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S10632
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S P AO1 R T S
🌐 IPA
/spɔrts/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SPRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S163

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sports in Braille

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

The name Sports in braille

How to sign the name Sports using Sign Language

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

The name Sports in sign language

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