Buckminster

Buckminster Meaning & Origin

About Buckminster
The surname Buckminster is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It refers to someone who lived near or was associated with a place called Buckminster, which is a village in Leicestershire, England. The name itself is composed of the Old English elements "bucca" meaning "buck" or "male deer" and "mynster" meaning "monastery" or "minster." Therefore, the surname Buckminster can be interpreted to mean "dweller by the buck's monastery" or "one who comes from Buckminster."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Buckminster: 128
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 132,206
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Buckminster 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
PKMNSTR
🗽 NYSIIS
BANA
🔊 Soundex
B025052306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AH1 K M IH2 N S T ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈbəkˌmɪnstər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKMNSTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B255

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Buckminster in Braille

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

The name Buckminster in braille

How to sign the name Buckminster using Sign Language

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

The name Buckminster in sign language

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