Wakelin

Wakelin Meaning & Origin

About Wakelin
The surname Wakelin is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wacca" combined with the suffix "-lin," meaning "little." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wakelin is "little Wacca." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Wacca.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Wakelin: 227
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 82908
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wakelin 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
AKLN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W020405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EY1 K L IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/wakelin*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKLN', 'FKLN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W245

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wakelin in Braille

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

The name Wakelin in braille

How to sign the name Wakelin using Sign Language

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

The name Wakelin in sign language

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