Buckmire

Buckmire Meaning & Origin

About Buckmire
The surname Buckmire is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bucca" meaning "male deer" and "mire" meaning "bog" or "marsh." Therefore, the name Buckmire is believed to have originally referred to someone who lived near a bog or marsh frequented by deer. It is a descriptive surname that likely originated as a nickname or a topographic name for someone living in such an area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Buckmire: 159
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Buckmire 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
PKMR
🗽 NYSIIS
BANA
🔊 Soundex
B025060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AH1 K M AY2 R
🌐 IPA
/buckmire*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B256

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Buckmire in Braille

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

The name Buckmire in braille

How to sign the name Buckmire using Sign Language

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

The name Buckmire in sign language

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