Taino

Taino Meaning & Origin

About Taino
The surname Taino is of Spanish origin and is derived from the indigenous Taíno people who inhabited the Caribbean islands before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. The Taíno were the native inhabitants of the Greater Antilles and parts of the Bahamas, and their name means "good" or "noble" in their language. The surname Taino likely originated as a way to identify individuals with Taíno ancestry or as a reference to the Taíno culture and heritage.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Taino: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EY1 N OW0
🌐 IPA
/taino*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Taino in Braille

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

The name Taino in braille

How to sign the name Taino using Sign Language

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

The name Taino in sign language

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