Texas

Texas Meaning & Origin

About Texas
The surname Texas is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "tæxas," meaning "weaver." It is an occupational surname that was given to individuals who worked as weavers or were associated with the textile industry. The name Texas has variations such as Texeira and Texier in other languages.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Texas: 154
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 113,791
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKSS
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 K S AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈtɛksəs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKSS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Texas in Braille

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

The name Texas in braille

How to sign the name Texas using Sign Language

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

The name Texas in sign language

Numerology