Bookstaver

Bookstaver Meaning & Origin

About Bookstaver
The surname Bookstaver is of German origin and is derived from the combination of the words "buch" meaning "book" and "staber" meaning "staff" or "stick." It is an occupational surname that likely originated from someone who worked as a scribe, a person who made or sold books, or someone involved in the book trade. The name may also have been given to someone who carried a staff or stick with them, possibly as a symbol of their occupation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bookstaver: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bookstaver 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
PKSTFR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0230106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B UH1 K S T AH2 P ER0
🌐 IPA
/bookstaver*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKSTFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B231

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bookstaver in Braille

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

The name Bookstaver in braille

How to sign the name Bookstaver using Sign Language

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

The name Bookstaver in sign language

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