Bekenstein

Ultimately a Jewish Ashkenazi surname

Bekenstein (plural Bekensteins)

1. A surname.

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

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

Named after a former mansion.

• Hyphenation: Be‧ken‧stein

Bekenstein n

1. a neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands