Tankson

Tankson Meaning & Origin

About Tankson
The surname Tankson is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Tanc", meaning "thankful" or "grateful", combined with the patronymic suffix "-son", meaning "son of". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Tankson can be interpreted as "son of Tanc" or "son of the thankful one".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tankson: 175
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 102,688
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tankson based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNKSN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T05205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AE1 NG K S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/tankson*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tankson in Braille

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

The name Tankson in braille

How to sign the name Tankson using Sign Language

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

The name Tankson in sign language

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