Wearmouth

Wearmouth Meaning & Origin

About Wearmouth
The surname Wearmouth is of English origin and is derived from the place name Wearmouth, which refers to a location in County Durham, England. The name is composed of two elements: "wear," meaning a dam or weir, and "mouth," referring to the mouth of a river. Therefore, the surname Wearmouth signifies someone who either lived near the mouth of the River Wear or hailed from the village of Wearmouth.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Wearmouth: 169
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 105600
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wearmouth 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
ARM0
🗽 NYSIIS
WANA
🔊 Soundex
W065030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W ER1 M AW0 TH
🌐 IPA
/wearmouth*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARM0', 'FRMT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wearmouth in Braille

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

The name Wearmouth in braille

How to sign the name Wearmouth using Sign Language

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

The name Wearmouth in sign language

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