Baskerville

Baskerville Meaning & Origin

About Baskerville
The surname Baskerville is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "baesc" meaning "bush" and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the name Baskerville is believed to refer to someone who lived near or worked in a field with bushes or shrubs. It is a locational surname, indicating a person's association with a particular place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Baskerville: 3,755
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 8,734
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.27

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PSKRFL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B02061040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AE1 S K ER0 V IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈbæskərˌvɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PSKRFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B261

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Baskerville in Braille

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

The name Baskerville in braille

How to sign the name Baskerville using Sign Language

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

The name Baskerville in sign language

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