Becker

See also: becker

Translingual

Proper noun

Becker

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Becker (1769-1833).

Further reading

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɛkɚ/

Etymology 1

From beck (“brook”) or a variant spelling of the surname Beake.

Proper noun

Becker

  1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

From German Becker (“baker”), a common occupational surname.

Proper noun

Becker

  1. A occupational surname​.

Derived terms

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Backer is the 357th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 87,859 individuals. Becker is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

Anagrams

German
Distribution of the surname Becker in Germany

Etymology

From Beck (“baker”) (from Middle High German becke), or a variant spelling of southern German Bäcker (“baker”).

Proper noun

Becker m or f (genitive Beckers)

  1. A common surname​.
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