Bockholt

Bockholt Meaning & Origin

About Bockholt
The surname Bockholt is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "bock" meaning "buck" or "male goat" and "holt" meaning "wood" or "forest." Therefore, the name Bockholt can be interpreted as "buck wood" or "forest of male goats." It is likely that the surname originally referred to a person who lived near or worked in a forest inhabited by male goats or had some association with these animals.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bockholt: 259
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 74,608
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bockholt 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
PKLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B02043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 K HH OW2 L T
🌐 IPA
/bockholt*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B243

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bockholt in Braille

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

The name Bockholt in braille

How to sign the name Bockholt using Sign Language

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

The name Bockholt in sign language

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