Bickerstaff

Bickerstaff Meaning & Origin

About Bickerstaff
The surname Bickerstaff is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bicere" meaning "beech tree" and "stæf" meaning "staff" or "stick." It is believed to have originally been a topographic name for someone who lived near a beech tree or a locational name for someone from a place named after a beech tree. The surname Bickerstaff is relatively rare and is mainly found in the northern regions of England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bickerstaff: 2,014
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 14,749
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.68

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bickerstaff 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
PKRSTF
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B02062301
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B IH1 K ER0 S T AE2 F
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɪkərˌstæf/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKRSTF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B262

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bickerstaff in Braille

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

The name Bickerstaff in braille

How to sign the name Bickerstaff using Sign Language

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

The name Bickerstaff in sign language

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