Bessen

Bessen Meaning & Origin

About Bessen
The surname Bessen is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "besse," meaning "berry." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a place where berries grew abundantly or worked as a berry farmer. The name Bessen may also have been a nickname for someone with a reddish or berry-like complexion.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bessen: 142
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 121,590
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PSN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/bessen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bessen in Braille

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

The name Bessen in braille

How to sign the name Bessen using Sign Language

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

The name Bessen in sign language

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