Willbanks

Willbanks Meaning & Origin

About Willbanks
The surname Willbanks is of English origin and is derived from the combination of the Old English personal name Willa, meaning "desire" or "will," and the word "bank," referring to a riverbank or hillside. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Willbanks can be interpreted as "the desire or will of someone living by a riverbank or hillside."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Willbanks: 1,417
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 19,166
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.48

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALPNKS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W041052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 L B AE2 NG K S
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɪlˌbæŋks/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALPNKS', 'FLPNKS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Willbanks in Braille

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

The name Willbanks in braille

How to sign the name Willbanks using Sign Language

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

The name Willbanks in sign language

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