Bucknell

Bucknell Meaning & Origin

About Bucknell
The surname Bucknell is of English origin and is derived from a combination of two elements. The first part, "buck," refers to a male deer, while the second part, "nell," is a diminutive suffix. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bucknell can be interpreted as "little buck" or "young male deer." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near a place associated with deer or had some connection to deer hunting or deer management.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bucknell: 448
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 47,356
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bucknell based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Bucknell is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKNL
🗽 NYSIIS
BANA
🔊 Soundex
B02504
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AH2 K N EH1 L
🌐 IPA
/ˌbəkˈnɛl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKNL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B254

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bucknell in Braille

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

The name Bucknell in braille

How to sign the name Bucknell using Sign Language

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

The name Bucknell in sign language

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