Trunkhill

Trunkhill Meaning & Origin

About Trunkhill
The surname Trunkhill is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "trunc" meaning "trunk" or "stump" and "hyll" meaning "hill." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer lived near or on a hill with a prominent trunk or stump. The name Trunkhill may have been given to someone who lived near a hill with a distinctive tree stump or may have been used as a topographic name for someone who lived on or near a hill with a trunk-like shape.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Trunkhill: 101
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 159,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Trunkhill 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
TRNKL
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T605204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T R AH1 NG K HH IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/trunkhill*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRNKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Trunkhill in Braille

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

The name Trunkhill in braille

How to sign the name Trunkhill using Sign Language

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

The name Trunkhill in sign language

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