Becker

Becker (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkɐ, -kər]) is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the [baːk]~[bɛk] root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from the word Beck for Bach ("creek" or "brook") to denote origin.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 55.3% of all known bearers of the surname Becker were residents of Germany (frequency 1:287), 24.7% of the United States (1:2,891), 8.0% of Brazil (1:5,052), 2.7% of France (1:4,987), 2.0% of South Africa (1:5,431) and 1.2% of Canada (1:6,120).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:287) in the following states:

  1. Saarland (1:84)
  2. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:123)
  3. Hesse (1:159)
  4. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:226)
  5. Saxony-Anhalt (1:248)

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References

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