Stives

Stives Meaning & Origin

About Stives
The surname Stives is of English origin and is derived from the place name St. Ives, which is a town in Cornwall, England. The name St. Ives itself is believed to have originated from the Old English words "st" meaning "saint" and "ives" meaning "yew tree." Therefore, the surname Stives can be interpreted to mean "from St. Ives" or "one who comes from the place of the yew tree."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Stives: 284
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,170
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
STFS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S30102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S T AY1 V Z
🌐 IPA
/stives*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('STFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S312

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Stives in Braille

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

The name Stives in braille

How to sign the name Stives using Sign Language

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

The name Stives in sign language

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