Benckendorf

Benckendorf Meaning & Origin

About Benckendorf
The surname Benckendorf is of German origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "bencke" meaning "bench" and "dorf" meaning "village" or "hamlet." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Benckendorf can be interpreted as "bench village" or "hamlet by the bench." Surnames often originated from a person's occupation, location, or descriptive features, and Benckendorf likely referred to someone who lived near or worked with a bench in a village or had some association with such a place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Benckendorf: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Benckendorf 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
PNKNTRF
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B052053061
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 NG K IH0 N D AO0 R F
🌐 IPA
/benckendorf*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNKNTRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Benckendorf in Braille

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

The name Benckendorf in braille

How to sign the name Benckendorf using Sign Language

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

The name Benckendorf in sign language

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