Bekenstein

English

Etymology

Ultimately a Jewish Ashkenazi surname

Proper noun

Bekenstein (plural Bekensteins)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Bekenstein bound
• Bekenstein-Hawking entropy
• Bekenstein-Hawking formula

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bekenstein is the 385835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 40 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bekenstein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129.

Dutch

Etymology

Named after a former mansion.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Be‧ken‧stein

Proper noun

Bekenstein n

1. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.