Bekenstein

English

Etymology

Ultimately a Jewish Ashkenazi surname

Proper noun

Bekenstein (plural Bekensteins)

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

A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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