Bensky

Bensky Meaning & Origin

About Bensky
The surname Bensky is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew personal name Ben, meaning "son of," and the Yiddish word sky, meaning "sky" or "heaven." Therefore, Bensky can be interpreted as "son of the sky" or "son of heaven." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Ben.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bensky: 129
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 131,379
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bensky 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
PNSK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 N S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/bensky*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bensky in Braille

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

The name Bensky in braille

How to sign the name Bensky using Sign Language

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

The name Bensky in sign language

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