Bechdel
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English
Etymology
Variant of Bechtel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛkdəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Bechdel (plural Bechdels)
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bechdel is the 86981st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 214 individuals. Bechdel is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bechdel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123.