Basquill

Basquill Meaning & Origin

About Basquill
The surname Basquill is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Bascoill, meaning "descendant of Bascoill." The name Bascoill itself is believed to be a variant of the Gaelic word "basc," which means "death." Therefore, the surname Basquill may have originally been a nickname for someone associated with death or possibly referred to a person who worked as a gravedigger or in a related occupation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Basquill: 107
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 152,628
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Basquill 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
PSKL
🗽 NYSIIS
BAGA
🔊 Soundex
B0204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AE1 S K W IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/basquill*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PSKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B240

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Basquill in Braille

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

The name Basquill in braille

How to sign the name Basquill using Sign Language

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

The name Basquill in sign language

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